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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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But Easton’s recovery has been as agonizing as it has been measured.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Insufficient child care options often compel working moms to make agonizing choices between their careers and the well-being of their children.
—Dana Toppel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
The calls assured him his family was still OK but were agonizing for Mohammad.
—USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
Seeing this unfold is agonizing for the exhausted competitors.
—Thomas Curran, Time, 8 Aug. 2023
After Month-Long Stay in Hospital for Blood Infection It’s been a long, agonizing journey since those early days after her diagnosis.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
By this argument, Zaslav is being blamed for an agonizing but inevitable period of adjustment.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
Whether to sell the rights to one’s voice is an agonizing decision for a professional narrator.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Creator Lee Sung Jin puts his leads, Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun), through an agonizing existential free fall, peeling back the layers on lifetimes of disappointment and resentment.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Insufficient child care options often compel working moms to make agonizing choices between their careers and the well-being of their children.
—Dana Toppel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
The calls assured him his family was still OK but were agonizing for Mohammad.
—USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
Seeing this unfold is agonizing for the exhausted competitors.
—Thomas Curran, Time, 8 Aug. 2023
After Month-Long Stay in Hospital for Blood Infection It’s been a long, agonizing journey since those early days after her diagnosis.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
By this argument, Zaslav is being blamed for an agonizing but inevitable period of adjustment.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
Whether to sell the rights to one’s voice is an agonizing decision for a professional narrator.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Creator Lee Sung Jin puts his leads, Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun), through an agonizing existential free fall, peeling back the layers on lifetimes of disappointment and resentment.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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