How do you use Agonizingly in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like excruciatingly or torturously, plus the exact meaning.
Agonizingly meaning
In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.
Synonyms of Agonizingly
Using Agonizingly
- The main meaning on this page is: In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.
- Useful related words include: excruciatingly, torturously.
- In the example corpus, agonizingly often appears in combinations such as: agonizingly close, came agonizingly, agonizingly long.
Context around Agonizingly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Agonizingly
- In this selection, "agonizingly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, came, cut, close, long and slow stand out and add context to how "agonizingly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at an agonizingly slow pace and been so agonizingly slow. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "agonizingly" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with agonizingly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's a big reason why the recovery has been so agonizingly slow. (13 words)
Teammate Roger Marti came agonizingly close to making the breakthrough before the half-hour mark. (15 words)
Alex Harvey was agonizingly close to Canada's first medal in men's cross-country skiing when he finished fourth in Saturday's 50K. (24 words)
I, for one, love that ridiculous nodding scene — it goes on for so agonizingly long it somehow loops back around to being funny again — but the sense of fatigue throughout the special is still impossible to ignore. (37 words)
Palestinian children in the West Bank are often snatched away in the dead of night, subjected to questioning in the absence of any parent or guardian, and languish in pretrial detention for agonizingly long periods. (35 words)
Callaway soccer drew in its largest crowd of the season for what was supposed to be a fun evening of soccer and celebration but saw the day cut agonizingly short by unforeseen circumstances. (33 words)
Example sentences (12)
Callaway soccer drew in its largest crowd of the season for what was supposed to be a fun evening of soccer and celebration but saw the day cut agonizingly short by unforeseen circumstances.
Nashville's Fafa Picault leveled for the home team in the 57th minute and both teams came agonizingly close to taking the lead in the rollercoaster second half.
Palestinian children in the West Bank are often snatched away in the dead of night, subjected to questioning in the absence of any parent or guardian, and languish in pretrial detention for agonizingly long periods.
South Africa's hopes of claiming their first ever Women's World Cup point were agonizingly dashed by a late Swedish fightback in Wellington on Sunday.
The planchette moved to the top left of the board at an agonizingly slow pace, crossing through a sea of letters with a clear intent.
I, for one, love that ridiculous nodding scene — it goes on for so agonizingly long it somehow loops back around to being funny again — but the sense of fatigue throughout the special is still impossible to ignore.
Kestis ultimately defeated her at the Inquisitor fortress on Nur, however, and the Second Sister came agonizingly close to forgiving her master before Darth Vader himself intervened and killed her for her sentiment.
No one likes to eat a relaxing meal where they just finished typing an agonizingly long spreadsheet, nor does the afterglow of a laptop function as an ideal nightlight.
Alex Harvey was agonizingly close to Canada's first medal in men's cross-country skiing when he finished fourth in Saturday's 50K.
It's a big reason why the recovery has been so agonizingly slow.
Kings came close to winning a title in their debut season at the top-tier when they reached the Federation Cup final in November before they agonizingly lost to Abahani Limited 1-3.
Teammate Roger Marti came agonizingly close to making the breakthrough before the half-hour mark.
Common combinations with agonizingly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- agonizingly close 4×
- came agonizingly 3×
- agonizingly long 3×
- an agonizingly 2×
- agonizingly slow 2×
- so agonizingly 2×