Examples of agonize in a Sentence

got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing

Recent Examples on the Web Prepping for a backpacking trip looks something like this: lay out your gear, pack the essentials, then agonize over the little things that add weight but boost comfort and fun. — Outside Online, 16 June 2022 Where applicants previously had to agonize over their resumes and employers could reject someone in a matter of seconds due to the high volume of applications, the tables have turned. — Tim Madden, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 While some tech businesses agonize over remote-first versus hybrid, there has been a universal boost to salaries in the scrabble for staff. — Megan Carnegie, Wired, 11 Feb. 2022 This year has seen the rise of two specific factors that will only further agonize you. — Chris Carosa, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022 Only a stupid you-know-what wouldn’t agonize over that trade-off. — Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022 Since then, five other Southeastern Conference teams have won it all, a hefty haul of 15 championships in total, while the Bulldogs and their red-and-black faithful have been left to agonize over close calls, bad luck and squandered potential. — Paul Newberry, ajc, 9 Jan. 2022 Those are the moments that die-hard fans should agonize over, not the rash of COVID-19 positives that befell the Browns this week. — Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021 Researchers study it, and journalists write about it, while organizational leaders agonize over it. — Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 See More

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History and Etymology for agonize

borrowed from Middle French agoniser "to exercise, struggle, suffer, (in past participle agonisé) torment," borrowed from Medieval Latin agōnizāre "to struggle, suffer death pangs," going back to Late Latin, "to fight, wrestle," borrowed from Greek agōnízesthai "to contest, fight," verbal derivative of agṓn "assembly, contest" — more at agony

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