agony

Example Sentences

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Cawley described how one day she was lying in her bath in "absolute agony" and decided to look for support groups in the area and found Endometriosis UK.

From BBC

So 80 minutes of real agony but then I managed to play 15 minutes and those 15 minutes I'd really love to play again.

From BBC

A medical board’s report previously given to prosecutors concluded that Maradona was in agony for more than 12 hours, did not receive adequate treatment and could still be alive if he had been properly hospitalized.

From Seattle Times

Simon described the agony of waiting on the deck of his research vessel, staring at a dive buoy in the fog and waiting for his two divers to surface.

From Seattle Times

Part of why this is such agony is that your friend is giving you no choice, no say, no avenue for recovery.

From Washington Post