agony

Seven months later, an X-ray finally revealed the damage from the fracture and the source of his continuing agony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

"There's no doubt that Shanidar A would have had difficulty communicating and been in absolute agony for a long period of time."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Actor Bill Nighy's reinvention as an agony uncle has earned him the award for best host at the British Podcast Awards, beating names such as Louis Theroux, Katherine Ryan and Lily Allen.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

As they squeezed through, Chess’s face pressed painfully against the stone head of a creature that might have been a demon or just a man caught in the worst agony of his life.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

He’s more popular than ever, and those prior agonies helped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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 Match of the Day at the end of this season, BBC News understands, has been the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024

This one has a hose attached to a motor that slowly lowers the oxygen level to mimic, as faithfully as possible, the agonies of fitful sleep at extreme altitude: headaches, dry mouth, cerebral malaise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

But the thought is abstract and far less alarming than the current agonies of my body.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins