are agonizing
- present progressive of agonize.
Example Sentences
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Parents said the lack of standardized processes for reopening is confusing, and many are agonizing over the decision to send their children to school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
When she hears from voters who are agonizing over whether to purchase food or gas, she said, “I’m taken back to that place where we were in our family.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
The station is scheduled for completion in 2024, thousands of apartments are sprouting and local politicians are agonizing over whether to welcome thousands more to this sleepy suburb north of Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2022
Many Minnesota families are agonizing over whether to move their frail parents out of nursing homes.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2020
The pains are agonizing in the stomach region, they may dart to the back or pass around the lower ribs.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson