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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Gruesome as his actions might be, they were done in the hope of sparing a child from an even more agonizing end.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Settling on Heise, Pannek and Rooney as the first three players to protect was agonizing, Caruso and Klee said.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Sarunya, here since 1999, is a familiar face to many, for sometimes agonizing but superlative reflexology.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
But each of the past four seasons has produced an ending more agonizing than the last.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Settling on Heise, Pannek and Rooney as the first three players to protect was agonizing, Caruso and Klee said.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Sarunya, here since 1999, is a familiar face to many, for sometimes agonizing but superlative reflexology.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
But each of the past four seasons has produced an ending more agonizing than the last.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
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 Jun. 2026.
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