agonizing
adjective
ag·o·niz·ing
ˈa-gə-ˌnī-ziŋ 
: causing agony
an agonizing injury
agonizingly
adverb
Examples of agonizing in a Sentence
a long and agonizing battle with cancer
She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip.
The agonizing wait was finally over.
He was in agonizing pain.
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Now 46 agonizing years later, Florida is set to execute Bryan Jennings, a 66-year-old former Marine who admitted to kidnapping and killing the little girl.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals have endured agonizing losses over the past two weeks, both falling late in the fourth quarter due to a defense that has struggled to make key stops.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The agonizing disease disproportionately impacts black and brown people, many of whom don’t live past their 50s and struggle with heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, and joint problems.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Eighty of those days were spent in agonizing pain from a gunshot wound.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals have endured agonizing losses over the past two weeks, both falling late in the fourth quarter due to a defense that has struggled to make key stops.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The agonizing disease disproportionately impacts black and brown people, many of whom don’t live past their 50s and struggle with heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, and joint problems.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Eighty of those days were spent in agonizing pain from a gunshot wound.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for agonizing
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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