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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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Watching the skiers geared up and ready to go only to have the race canceled at the last minute was agonizing.
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Ed Meza, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
The acquisition of Zoe’s Kitchen was an agonizing but transformative experience, says Schulman.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
But alone, Wheeler was left agonizing over how to derive space-time from observer-participancy.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
None of that progress, especially the parts authored by Stearns and Mendoza, will be undone if this becomes another wildly entertaining Mets season that screeches to a halt in agonizing fashion.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ed Meza, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
The acquisition of Zoe’s Kitchen was an agonizing but transformative experience, says Schulman.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
But alone, Wheeler was left agonizing over how to derive space-time from observer-participancy.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
None of that progress, especially the parts authored by Stearns and Mendoza, will be undone if this becomes another wildly entertaining Mets season that screeches to a halt in agonizing fashion.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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 31 Oct. 2024.
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