Example Sentences
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After an agonizingly long pause, Marx responded to Clark’s question.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026
"We all know what we came for. And that's world records. And so to be that agonizingly close, it's frustrating," Proud said.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Each time she went home to Texas agonizingly short of her ultimate goal, four years away from her next chance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
The Jamaicans hit the the woodwork three times in the second half, with substitute Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri going agonizingly close with a header that crashed off the post in the 87th minute.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
Although it was surely an illusion, the city, with Table Mountain looming behind it, looked agonizingly close, as if one could almost reach out and grasp it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
