agonize
agonise BrE

We have agonized for the last six months over them.

Her family and I agonized over the right thing to do.

In her heart was room for but one agonized thought.

At the time, and for many years after, he agonized over his role.

She had to agonize over the decision for some time.

She had minutes in which to agonize over her plan.

Yet he seems to agonize over how the state should control such things.

At any rate, he had no time to agonize over it.

Although it would mean a better position and more money, she agonized over whether to take the job.

Clinton says he and his friend "agonized" over what to do.

So they agonized over their course of action for more than five hours on Tuesday.

Some made the decision easily, while others say they agonized over what to do.

The voice that came to him through the closed door was agonized.

For months before the exhibition, he agonized about his return.

In short, he agonized about his party affiliation for some time.

During the night, while he slept, the world had moved and agonized.

And still she agonized over it, looking for another alternative.

She agonized all of 10 minutes and decided not to fold.

We also agonize when the student is rejected, but nothing has gone wrong.

The decision to assist someone in their death should be agonized and private.

When no shots followed, David agonized over what to do next.

He still agonizes over the lost chance to see his brother alive.

He still agonizes over his decision to continue to train there.

The effort he had made showed in his drawn, agonized face.

A second later there was another hail, even more agonized.

I agonise over their welfare, which brings me to the point of my story.

Solve this one and we would not need to agonise over nuclear.

I just want to play, so we don't agonise over it.

We should concentrate on the message, not agonise over the medium.

Glossy magazine editors agonise over who to put on the front.

Every girl or woman I know does agonise over every meal.

What would the middle classes do with their lives if they couldn't keep on thinking up trivial things to agonise over?

You agonise over each and every one of your patients, little one."

I do not need to agonise about that sort of discontinuity of experience.

Footballers, she reflected, tend not to agonise over how the ball might be feeling.

He refused, out of a lifetime of habit, to agonise over the matter.

Plenty of people agonise over these issues.

We agonise over the smallest of details.

But we have had to agonise over some of the amendments, including those on the liability of intermediary providers.

So long as we don't confuse faction with history, perhaps we shouldn't agonise too much over such matters.

Pauline doesn't often agonise over decorating decisions.

Nor need he agonise, thought Cadfael, watching that resplendent departure, over her happiness.

What's there to agonise over?

You agonise over it.

We tend to agonise for months over this or that amendment, but often put no effort into finding out whether the legislation has had its desired effect.

Like the other English mystics, Hilton does not want the contemplative to agonise and strain unduly.

Officials agonise: will the Japanese then become as eager to shirk work as the Swedes are?

I don't worry," he said, "I don't agonise over my problem.

Sandwiched between them, Jiahao can only agonise.

Later she would agonise over all the might have beens, but now she had other things on her mind, things that wouldn't wait.