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Examples of agonizing in a Sentence
a long and agonizing battle with cancer
She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip.
The agonizing wait was finally over.
He was in agonizing pain.
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No one wants to leave as the agonizing identification process takes place.
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Beomsu Jo, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Despite timely access to treatment often being critical to recovery, new patients in the U.S. face an agonizing 26-day wait to see a physician on average.
—Max Votek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The logistics of treatment often involve stress and inconvenience that compound agonizing symptoms.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
This was spelled out by the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plans, which also conceded that such reform would be agonizing.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Beomsu Jo, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Despite timely access to treatment often being critical to recovery, new patients in the U.S. face an agonizing 26-day wait to see a physician on average.
—Max Votek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The logistics of treatment often involve stress and inconvenience that compound agonizing symptoms.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
This was spelled out by the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plans, which also conceded that such reform would be agonizing.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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