How to Use agony in a Sentence

agony

noun

• It was agony to watch him suffer like that.
• The medicine relieves the agony of muscle cramps very quickly.
• She was in terrible agony after breaking her leg.
• Within days many died in agony from massive infections.
  — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2021
• There’s so much nuance — and so much pain and agony parents go through in trying to make the right decisions for their kids.
  — Amina Khan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• On the night of Christ’s agony in the garden, His disciples, who were told to watch and pray, fall asleep.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
• But the agony of JonBenét’s death follows him everywhere.
  — Jean Casarez, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
• The medical system leaves them to suffer in agony rather than prescribe relief through opioids.
  — Zachary Siegel, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2021
• They are re-inserted into daily agony because of other people’s fear and anger.
  — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
• Earl Simmons radiated greatness through the agony and pain.
  — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 9 Apr. 2021
• The ache and agony of Bracketville comes with intoxicating promise.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
• The new Ken Burns documentary Hemingway takes in the genius, the agony, and the sins of this defining American artist.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 10 Apr. 2021
• The Stones offered him a way to matter, and the Gangster Disciples offered him an enemy more reachable than the real causes of his agony.
  — Jonathan Marks, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
• Littering the artificial terrain below us were Union and Confederate mannequins crouched forward in assault or splayed out on the dirt in agony or death.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
• Or, the Fed could take the low road and skirt the agony of a hard times.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
• Here, the names of the dead can be spoken and the agony of loss can be shown.
  — Matt Sedensky, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
• That the defeat came at the hands of Japan adds to the agony for Chinese fans.
  — Chris Lau, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
• The agony is worth it, because that’s how ideas are born.
  — Christopher Beam, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
• The next day, the agony of not knowing ended, but with the news came more heartache.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
• Jo, get out of there now and save yourself years of agony.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2024
• Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
  — William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
• The nanny didn’t leave for a couple of months, which was agony for me.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2022
• There was no pressure, no stress, no agony—just the need for speed.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2021
• May God bring them comfort in this hour of their agony.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 Apr. 2022
• And that's the parents, the parents who raised the child, the parents who have seen that child go through agony.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
• The United States team and its fans erupted in joy; Pulisic was in agony.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
• Part One movie to hit theaters, the agony is over — you're headed to Shiz!
  — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
• The lessons have come wrapped in triumph, agony and with so much in between.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• The surge has brought pain, fear and agony to many lives in New Delhi and other cities.
  — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2021
• Instead, she’s arrested and sent back to Arkham Asylum to live out her days in agony, her brief rise over in the blink of an eye.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024