Agonising in a sentence

A first home clash in the second tier beckons next weekend when they host Partick Thistle, a side who just missed out on promotion to the Premiership last term in an agonising play-off defeat to Ross County on penalties.

After an agonising three nights with vets, the family took the heartbreaking decision to put their beloved pet to sleep on August 25.

After much agonising between the burgers, fish and steak, I opt for the Masa Chicken Tacos which are superb, freshly made and bursting with flavour.

Aguerd’s goal was the subject of an agonising VAR check for offside and Hammers winger Jarrod Bowen clipped the crossbar in first-half stoppage-time.

Brian Leveson, 55, claims the family has been waiting an agonising eight years for Haringey Council to install a hoist in the bathroom for their son Zack, 18, who has cerebral palsy.

But Souttar reckoned he felt even more pain the last time he wore the green-and-gold 13 months later with the agonising last-16 defeat to Argentina in the Qatar finals.

But these were brothers bonded by agonising loss who depended on each other.

Captain Farrell, who scored all England's points, said he was "unbelievably proud" of his side, despite the agonising nature of the defeat.

Fantasy Premier League managers all over the globe will be agonising over who’s in and who’s out of their team with not long to go before Friday’s 6.30pm Gameweek 1 deadline.

It all came to a head in 2021, when he needed to be fed by his brother for three months after he was left bed-bound from agonising back spasms brought on by his weight.

Most people love the feeling of cracking a really hard riddle - but might also recognise the agonising frustration when you just can't work it out.

She lost count of the number of times she was sexually assaulted, with the agonising pain she suffered resulting in a perforated bowel.

The agonising wait until Notts County's play-off semi-final begins, with two games to decide whether this special season is rewarded with a return to the Football League.

Two weeks ago I stood in this very ambo, with the agonising privilege of presiding at the Requiem Mass of a 37-year-old mother, whose battle with breast cancer, had, one week earlier, come to an end.

After a few agonising seconds, Lennox revealed it was merely an alarm to remind him to take his medication.

After an agonising end to last season, defeat in the play-off final to Ross County, Thistle have avoided following season-syndrome and have instead put together another strong push for promotion.

After every election season in Nigeria, we tend to spend months agonising over the outcome of the elections, with politicians and their lawyers seeking to win the election at the courts of law.

And I believe that telling our stories, however bleak or agonising they may be, can be crucial to moving forward, processing trauma, and finally healing.

Anyone still alive above ground within two miles of the point of impact has suffered agonising third-degree burns to their skin.

A second title remains elusive, though, with last season’s second-place finish an agonising reminder of how tiny margins can make all the difference after City finished one goal behind Chelsea, who confirmed their fifth title in a row.