agonizing

Example Sentences

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It’s an agonizing loss that’s getting grimly compared with Atlanta’s 28-3 Super Bowl collapse to the Patriots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Once she learned this, he added, finalizing her return wasn’t as agonizing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The mysteries of this life can be more agonizing than any grief.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

From the 80th minute to the final whistle, including five agonizing minutes of stoppage time, they could hardly keep the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Rufus had fits of coughing now and then, and that seemed to be agonizing to him because of his ribs.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler