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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And to cope with the agonizing pain of childbirth, Victoria enthusiastically embraced chloroform.
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Sam Kelly, Time, 8 July 2025
The New York Yankees, who won the 2024 American League pennant before losing a five-game Fall Classic to the Los Angeles Dodgers, fell out of first place on Independence Day weekend as an agonizing slump seemed to grip the entire team.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Four years after dropping out of college to launch the shopping rewards startup Fetch, CEO Wes Schroll spent an agonizing six weeks working around the clock to fix a fatal flaw.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 3 July 2025
After five agonizing weeks of searching, a family's despair turned into relief when their cat, Pepper, mysteriously reappeared at their door.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Sam Kelly, Time, 8 July 2025
The New York Yankees, who won the 2024 American League pennant before losing a five-game Fall Classic to the Los Angeles Dodgers, fell out of first place on Independence Day weekend as an agonizing slump seemed to grip the entire team.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Four years after dropping out of college to launch the shopping rewards startup Fetch, CEO Wes Schroll spent an agonizing six weeks working around the clock to fix a fatal flaw.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 3 July 2025
After five agonizing weeks of searching, a family's despair turned into relief when their cat, Pepper, mysteriously reappeared at their door.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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