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.
Eig’s new book paints King not as a myth but as a man: anguished and flawed, but also driven by deep religious belief to push his country toward a more righteous future.
From New York Times
The violence, which also wounded 21 people, has stunned and anguished the Balkan nation.
From Seattle Times
As the team chants, ‘We hear the wilderness and it hears us,’ the screen fades to black on Shauna’s anguished face.
From New York Times
“People with no opinion now thought of me as a liar and they hated me,” she testified, sounding anguished.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
