On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Anguish. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as distress or hurt and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Anguish meaning
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
Synonyms of Anguish
Using Anguish
- The main meaning on this page is: Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
- Useful related words include: distress, hurt, disconcert, untune.
- In the example corpus, anguish often appears in combinations such as: and anguish, of anguish, anguish and.
Context around Anguish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anguish
- In this selection, "anguish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mental, own, trauma, damages, endured and encourages stand out and add context to how "anguish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and mental anguish damages awarded and cried in anguish while danielson. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anguish" sits close to words such as appendix, bailed and banished, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anguish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bernie was trembling with anguish. (5 words)
It is a matter of the greatest anguish. (8 words)
And to get the maximum effect, we harness the anguish of sports. (12 words)
Arsenal’s celebrations were far more frenzied than would normally be seen in what in the glamour friendly, but their jubilation underlined the months of anguish endured since they blew a golden opportunity to win their first title since 2004. (40 words)
Her horsefeathers are still called a “courageous stand” against men, even if it was just one, a non-harasser struggling, in a callous university environment, with the anguish of coping with the suffering and death of his young son. (39 words)
Additionally, the company states that any past and future loss of consortium and mental anguish damages awarded to the Lermas are excluded by the language in the policy’s employer indemnity coverage rider and exclusion. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Additionally, the company states that any past and future loss of consortium and mental anguish damages awarded to the Lermas are excluded by the language in the policy’s employer indemnity coverage rider and exclusion.
All shared at the expo how the trauma, anguish and pain of losing their loved ones is something they will endure the rest of their lives.
And to get the maximum effect, we harness the anguish of sports.
Arsenal’s celebrations were far more frenzied than would normally be seen in what in the glamour friendly, but their jubilation underlined the months of anguish endured since they blew a golden opportunity to win their first title since 2004.
Bernie was trembling with anguish.
Both films focus on the guilt and anguish that torments the affected characters in the aftermath of their family member’s deaths.
But her physical recovery can never take away from the mental anguish of that entirely unprovoked and unexpected attack.
But when children begin to die and disappear, Jabi, a local, begins to sow doubt amongst the people, while Zinwe runs away propelled by her own anguish.
Diana, in the midst of her own anguish, encourages him to face off with his inner darkness, but he cannot allow himself a second to put down the mantle of strength and be vulnerable.
Her horsefeathers are still called a “courageous stand” against men, even if it was just one, a non-harasser struggling, in a callous university environment, with the anguish of coping with the suffering and death of his young son.
His family explained a knife attack suffered by 'kind' Cole in 2008 had partially paralysed in his left arm and resulted in years of mental anguish, for which he self-medicated.
His mental anguish is matched by the physical pain caused by a debilitating leg injury he sustained in battle.
Humza Yousaf's anguish as Scottish First Minister reveals his family in Gaza face 'indescribable' Christmas.
In this series, Willow and Giles concocted a spell meant to take away from Buffy the pain and anguish that come with being a monster hunter.
In what many would consider the peak of a hockey player’s career, he was in the depths of anguish.
It is a matter of the greatest anguish.
Like Rachel, who faces anguish over recent big decisions, Rowan must also reckon with opposing forces inside her.
MJF cried in anguish, while Danielson laughed at the joy of pain.
Neither did she condemn the barbarity nor did she express pain and anguish because it would have exposed her own failing as a chief minister,” he added.
Not that human beings don’t carry on living lives full of pain and anguish and complication—but, from a dramatic point of view, that seam becomes mined.
Common combinations with anguish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and anguish 29×
- of anguish 24×
- anguish and 21×
- the anguish 21×
- mental anguish 17×
- anguish over 13×
- anguish of 9×
- anguish that 7×
- anguish is 7×
- anguish as 7×