agony

"I was scared to go to sleep and was in constant agony."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

When Williams fell to the grass on the run with a noncontact injury on Sunday, the football world feared the worst as he writhed in agony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them to concede in agony, “You have a point!”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

For Doe and other accusers, those public honors brought private agony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It was agony having to say “Uh-huh” and “Hunh-uh” to Nurse Beverly as she went through the checklist with him after dinner to make sure he had everything packed for vacation and camp.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

But tragedy, an exploration of human misery, dates back to the Greeks and expresses agonies as old as our species.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

“It’s this tight knot of agonies, and humiliations, and social problems, and this is experienced by millions of us in the richest country in the history of the world.”

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

Gary Lineker, who will leave the BBC after hosting his final Match of the Day on Sunday, was the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies.

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

In the final scene of “Forrest Gump,” a white feather dances from Forrest’s feet, into the air, representing one of the movie’s major threads: Are life’s joys and agonies predestined, or are they indiscriminate?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

They were charter members of the “band of brothers” who had shared the agonies and ecstasies of 1776 as colleagues.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis