agonized
Example Sentences
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Her body relaxed; her fingers uncurled from their agonized fists.
From Literature
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I ignored him, I closed my eyes, trying to block out all the din around me and focusing only on the voices in my headset, where the Frenchman was keeping his agonized wait.
From Literature
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Culkin’s and Strong’s agonized panic is remarkable in the way it marries with the direction and dialogue.
From Salon
The players agonized, according to these people who were in touch with them.
So for the new owner of a franchise that agonized for nearly 40 years before its first Super Bowl and another 12 until its second, the wait for a third championship could be considerably shorter.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.