anguished
adjective
an·guished
ˈaŋ-gwisht 
Examples of anguished in a Sentence
the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow
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Some stations opened their call-in lines to anguished listeners.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
What emerged was De Profundis (1905)—a long, anguished letter to his lover Bosie.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
An arrest this week nine months after a fatal Brooklyn hit-and-run crash has done little to ease the pain of the victim’s anguished family.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
What emerged was De Profundis (1905)—a long, anguished letter to his lover Bosie.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
An arrest this week nine months after a fatal Brooklyn hit-and-run crash has done little to ease the pain of the victim’s anguished family.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anguished
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“Anguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anguished. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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