agonized
Example Sentences
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Unlike Steve, I haven’t agonized much about my bygone career or felt much of a vacuum where it once was.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Inside, she loaded up on cosmetics and agonized over the instant noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Only much later did I find out what agonized him, when I approached his booth and asked if he was taking requests.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
“That’s what agonized him so much — that when you record things, they are forever.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025
“Never,” the Fire Department reported, “was so terrible a tragedy witnessed by such a sea of agonized faces.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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