Words similar to agony

Example sentences for: agony

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

know this, this anguish, this agony for a departing self wishing only to stay, to endure,
Agony, right?
If only we had such Wise Men today (not excluding the possibility of a Wise Woman, of course), they would be able to broker a deal between the president and the Republican Congress, sparing the nation the prolonged agony of impeachment.
The agonizers are folks like Elizabeth Dole and George W. Bush, and their agony isn't moral, goodness knows.
No greater agony than what?