Collocations for "anguished"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "anguished" in context.
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anguish
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- Her anguish is [real, extreme, never ending].
- his anguish is evident [from, in]
- is in [extreme, never-ending] anguish
- am sorry for causing you anguish
- am sorry if I caused you any anguish
- am sorry for any anguish I caused you
- didn't [mean, intend] to cause you anguish
- is in anguish after the loss of her [mother]
- [her life, every day] is full of anguish
- her anguish is [brought on, caused] by
- anguish and [pain, suffering, despair, frustration, anger]
- has been in anguish for [years]
- the anguish he [felt, experienced, suffered] was
- is living in (constant) anguish
- is in [physical, emotional] anguish (from)
- was [writhing, rolling around] in anguish
- gave a [cry, roar, yell] of anguish
- fell to the [floor, ground] in anguish
- is too much anguish for [anyone, any one person, any soul]
- What is causing you so much anguish?
- [a look, an expression] of (genuine) anguish
- the anguish of [loss, grief, sorrow, rejection]
- anguish over a [mistake, loss, defeat]
- anguish because of a [mistake]
- it anguished her to [think, imagine, see]
- anguish at the hands of [their rivals, his enemies, the opponents]
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