Example Sentences

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"I accept you have a sense of responsibility for all that occurred. I accept you have anguished over what could have been different if you had acted in some other way," Judge Press said.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

"I have anguished for many sleepless nights wondering why that happened?"

From Fox News • Feb. 2, 2021

“I have anguished for many sleepless nights wondering why that happened?”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2021

Some officials have anguished over their actions, chiefly because they go against the beliefs of their communities.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2020

Accept my best thanks for preventing me from committing a b�tise which would have anguished my soul.

From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon