Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Perhaps most agonizing in all this is the ordeal of Gaza’s children.
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
That agonizing decision to either risk it and go for it or to have to go somewhere and get change.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
Leak by agonizing leak, the uncertainty chips away at the aura of an icon who was once thought to be untouchable.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
On its own, the death of any child is a painful and agonizing time for a parent.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Since then, it’s been an agonizing wait to find out what happens next—but, thankfully, that will soon be coming to an end.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Then came the agonizing wait before the family learned the surgery had been a success.
—Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
Even if, like some on the Heat’s side, Mills still carries some agonizing memories from the NBA Finals battles between the Heat and Spurs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
Forbes noted that for a brief, agonizing moment, Musk was ranked outside the top two on its Real Time Billionaires List, for the first time since the summer of 2021.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
That agonizing decision to either risk it and go for it or to have to go somewhere and get change.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
Leak by agonizing leak, the uncertainty chips away at the aura of an icon who was once thought to be untouchable.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
On its own, the death of any child is a painful and agonizing time for a parent.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Since then, it’s been an agonizing wait to find out what happens next—but, thankfully, that will soon be coming to an end.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Then came the agonizing wait before the family learned the surgery had been a success.
—Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
Even if, like some on the Heat’s side, Mills still carries some agonizing memories from the NBA Finals battles between the Heat and Spurs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
Forbes noted that for a brief, agonizing moment, Musk was ranked outside the top two on its Real Time Billionaires List, for the first time since the summer of 2021.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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