agonizing

Example Sentences

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But splurging on upgrades didn’t come naturally to executives accustomed to agonizing over drops of fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

It makes for an exhausting, agonizing, anxiety-ridden existence that dictates how John exists in public.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

That Sunday felt agonizing and sometimes awful as McIlroy nearly punted it all away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Fernanda, a Florida restaurant worker, made an agonizing decision after the father of her children was arrested and deported: She would send their toddler son and 4-year-old daughter to Guatemala to live with him.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Two bats required stitches on torn wings and, though they made a great effort to remain still while Solovet slid the needle in and out of their skin, the process was clearly agonizing for them.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins