How to Use agony in a Sentence

agony

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  • It was agony to watch him suffer like that.
  • The medicine relieves the agony of muscle cramps very quickly.
  • She was in terrible agony after breaking her leg.
  • Or, the Fed could take the low road and skirt the agony of a hard times.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Here, the names of the dead can be spoken and the agony of loss can be shown.
    — Matt Sedensky, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The Virgin Mary, in blue veil, faints from the agony of her loss.
    — History Magazine, 22 Dec. 2020
  • That the defeat came at the hands of Japan adds to the agony for Chinese fans.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The agony is worth it, because that’s how ideas are born.
    — Christopher Beam, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The next day, the agony of not knowing ended, but with the news came more heartache.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Jo, get out of there now and save yourself years of agony.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
    — William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The nanny didn’t leave for a couple of months, which was agony for me.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2022
  • There was no pressure, no stress, no agony—just the need for speed.
    — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2021
  • And just like that, after 13 years of agony, the necklace was sold.
    — Tori Telfer, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • May God bring them comfort in this hour of their agony.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 Apr. 2022
  • And that's the parents, the parents who raised the child, the parents who have seen that child go through agony.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The United States team and its fans erupted in joy; Pulisic was in agony.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Part One movie to hit theaters, the agony is over — you're headed to Shiz!
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The lessons have come wrapped in triumph, agony and with so much in between.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The surge has brought pain, fear and agony to many lives in New Delhi and other cities.
    — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Friends and relatives of those trapped in Pokrovsky were in agony.
    — New York Times, 20 Mar. 2022
  • In the back, a man in German uniform, groaning in agony.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Plus, there’s the fact that England fans are gluttons for the agony of defeat.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But a basketball game is 40 minutes, not 15, and the agony was bound to end.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • And yet the world seems to hardly notice the agony of Sudan and its people.
    — John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
  • On the night of Christ’s agony in the garden, His disciples, who were told to watch and pray, fall asleep.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
  • By staying silent, the city may keep its distance from the agony of the shooting, and the fear and loss churned up by its wake.
    — Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
  • About a year later, Vazquez cried in his bedroom in agony one night.
    — Anna Guaracao, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Save yourself the agony of destroying your hard work and invest in a basic set of three non-stick mats on Amazon.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Young Mohammed, peppered with shrapnel, writhing in agony in a makeshift hospital.
    — Ian Pannell, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024

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