In a sentence
Six example sentences with agony, each labelled with its topic.
The last kilometer was agony, and she crossed the line unable to lift her arms for the photographers.
Fitness
You could read the agony on the bench when the buzzer sounded and the scoreboard held at one point.
Basketball
Greek tragedy keeps the agony offstage, letting a messenger report what the audience is never allowed to watch.
Literature
A kidney stone can cause agony out of all proportion to its size, which is why patients arrive at the ward pale and pacing.
Medicine
The aria pours out the character's agony in a single sustained line, and the orchestra falls silent beneath it.
Music
Losing the final match by one point after a six-hour tournament was agony, and the team sat in silence for a full minute.
Gaming
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