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Example sentences for: agonizing

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They order things more neatly in France here, for râle is both the name of the bird and the word for this agonized and agonizing sound.
The first section of the film dramatizes the apparent kidnapping and its agonizing aftermath.
I am sure that the label is the product of endless hours of agonizing discussion, but I think they came up with the wrong solution.
. . The one bright spot of the night: At 8 PM, TNT starts its 24-hour marathon of A Christmas Story . This movie captures what being a kid during the holidays is about: demented Santas, bickering parents, and the endless agonizing over whether you'll receive the year's hot toy.
It is said that the artist’s agonizing self-portrait can be made out in the flayed skin of St. Bartholomew, to the right below Jesus.