agonizingly

Example Sentences

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In the meantime, it has come agonizingly close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The Jamaicans hit the the woodwork three times in the second half, with substitute Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri going agonizingly close with a header that crashed off the post in the 87th minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

I was grateful that CNN made the agonizingly timely “Good Night, and Good Luck” available to a wider public, presenting Saturday night’s performance live.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Instead, with deep feeling and lacerating and gentle words, Leigh creates a world that, like the vast, mysterious one hovering outside its frame, can seem agonizingly empty if you can’t see the people in it.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

After what feels like an agonizingly long time, a doorway opens.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black