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Example sentences for: agonizing

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The referee--yes, there was always a referee--stopped many bouts, and in most others, fighters "tapped out," surrendering to mild-looking but agonizing chokes and joint locks.
. . 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.
There was no agonizing whatsoever on the part of the editors: every editor associated with the book wanted those words in.
Authentic Texan Matthew McConaughey on the cusp of his hunkdom dies an agonizing newsstand death, but recent Texas transplant Sandra Bullock is huge.
When, not if, the next Linda Tripp comes to me with an amazing story that I know in my heart and gut is true, I will simply bypass the agonizing mainstream media, the doubting Thomases and whiners, and go directly to Matt Drudge.