anguishing
- present participle of anguish.
Example Sentences
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Emerson recalled an occasion when he was forced to sit in silence for a long time during a session, which he found anguishing.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
In the midst of an anguishing public health failure, some researchers are questioning the very way we determine who is at risk of suicide.
From Slate ● May 20, 2024
Experts say it's not just the hostage families who are trapped in an anguishing wait.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
That world-premiere work, “Common Ground Revisited,” brings to the stage an anguishing chapter in the city’s story, the pitched battle over the court-ordered integration of the Boston public school system in the mid-1970s.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
The pig squirms all over the ground, and its squeals become deeper and more anguishing.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
