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Example sentences for: agony

How can you use “agony” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In his most recent public apology, President Clinton said that congressional condemnation would be pretty bad, but "there is no greater agony" than something he's suffered already.
It's just agony.
And I could not be more thrilled to hear back from readers since it only makes us better at our jobs, despite the agony of having to listen to the wackos that always accompany the good comments.
And he is surprised, as elegists always are, "that earth rejoices/ in the middle of our agony."
A two year agony of fact-finding panels and legal actions ensued, with losers both male and female: Scapegoat men were singled out for behavior their profession had never before discouraged; women who told of being pressured for sex found themselves alone, laughed at, or forced by the hostile environment to leave.