anguished
Example Sentences
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Buddy, though anguished by Odd’s arrival, warms to the idea when he spies Odd stealing Sook’s cameo brooch.
“People with no opinion now thought of me as a liar and they hated me,” she testified, sounding anguished.
From Washington Post
And even as I anguished over what happened to him, one thing kept echoing in my mind: It could have been my child.
From Seattle Times
Days later, the man’s demeanor had changed as he posted an anguished live video criticizing people who he said are Christian but don’t give people a second chance.
From Seattle Times
In his opening speech, Ben Myers KC, defending, told jurors the green note was the "anguished outpouring of a young woman".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
