Examples of agonize

• In this case, the passionate warrior agonizes in colonial rule rather than setting the world aflame.

• Juliane goes home agonizing over her inability to communicate with her sister and see how she is doing.

• Although she agonizes about violating attorneyclient privilege, she decides to give him an ultimatum: take a plea bargain or risk an unfavorable jury verdict.

• At a few minutes after five, the factory was a heap of twisted iron, splintered beams, pulverized bricks, and agonized, imprisoned human flesh.

• We commonly agonize over which road to take, when there seems to be reason to take either.

• Yabuki agonized over choosing her name, looking for one that evoked purity and innocence.

• She agonizes over the decision, unsure about emigrating.

• His boss agonizes over competition with other departments to come top of greenness league tables.