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Agonize meaning
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. | To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically. | To cause agony or anguish in someone.
Example sentences (10)
Matches expire after 24 hours so you can't agonize over that opening line for too long, and your match list won't be filled with people you forgot you matched with 57 weeks ago.
Parents agonize over giving their children something better, only to be haunted by the shame that comes with admitting defeat, or with giving up.
As a college advisor, I see many students agonize over this question.
I agonize over the amount of plastic we can’t avoid using and mourn the monarch butterflies that have vanished.
I sometimes despair over my body – but I don’t agonize over it for long.
I have used this story when telling others about the need to laugh at your mistakes rather than agonize over them.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Henry Brown got his ballot in the mail last month, the 74-year-old California musician didn’t agonize over his decision.
The evil clone trope gives Picard a reason to agonize over his privilege, and Data's fake-out sacrifice recalls Spock's sacrifice without the pathos or stirring subsequent quest.
He is eventually killed by Nafai, who will agonize over this choice and never really forgive himself for it.
Wert, p. 283. During the artillery barrage that preceded the infantry assault, Longstreet began to agonize over an assault that was going to cost dearly.