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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The couple made the agonizing decision to proceed with euthanasia, signing paperwork through tears.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
For those who lack access to medical supervision, Kahler said, the safest course is to proceed with an agonizing level of caution.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
This isn’t to say writer and director Mary Bronstein’s film, about the agonizing deterioration of a woman whose life is falling down around her in near-apocalyptic fashion, isn’t worth watching.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
As the boy’s family seeks justice, the teacher confronts an agonizing reckoning with guilt and the corrosive power of authority.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
For those who lack access to medical supervision, Kahler said, the safest course is to proceed with an agonizing level of caution.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
This isn’t to say writer and director Mary Bronstein’s film, about the agonizing deterioration of a woman whose life is falling down around her in near-apocalyptic fashion, isn’t worth watching.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
As the boy’s family seeks justice, the teacher confronts an agonizing reckoning with guilt and the corrosive power of authority.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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