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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To see Gauff and Shelton live through the rollercoaster was agonizing and uplifting at the same time.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Kotevska turns her camera on agonizing scenes of Nikola and his family all but abandoning their potatoes, along with watermelon and other crops, and leaving them to rot because selling them makes no sense.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
But having to tell someone that out loud was agonizing.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
Ahn was offered the chance to cross the border but made the agonizing decision to stay.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Kotevska turns her camera on agonizing scenes of Nikola and his family all but abandoning their potatoes, along with watermelon and other crops, and leaving them to rot because selling them makes no sense.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
But having to tell someone that out loud was agonizing.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
Ahn was offered the chance to cross the border but made the agonizing decision to stay.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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