Example Sentences

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"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

Then the series went on an agonizingly long hiatus — and not just for fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Be brave, I told myself as I made the agonizingly long walk in the pitch-black to his driveway.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi