The progress was agonizingly slow. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An unspeakable conclusion but agonizingly logical. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Test]
It's just that the process is so agonizingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2006] Reference
He felt agonizingly homesick for his own familiar face. From Wordnik.com. [The Colors of Space] Reference
The ground effort has been hopeful, but agonizingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2007] Reference
I mean, it is so agonizingly slow how long this is taking. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
STARR: But Vietnam was agonizingly real for Bruce Crandall. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2007] Reference
The pipes of the bos'n's mates twittered, long and agonizingly. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Hotspur]
ABC worries that the show may be too agonizingly honest for that. From Wordnik.com. [The Shows Must Go On] Reference
Correlations popped up agonizingly slowly on the windows before him. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
Slowly, agonizingly, it picked up speed and began its downward rush. From Wordnik.com. [The Sky Is Falling] Reference
It seemed to descend agonizingly slowly, but at last it touched down. From Wordnik.com. [Phule me twice]
“Power-operating tailgate is agonizingly slow opening/closing.”. From Wordnik.com. [From the logbook: 2010 Volvo XC60] Reference
His fingers tightened agonizingly, and his voice sank to a slow drawl. From Wordnik.com. [A World is Born] Reference
But progress was agonizingly slow even where the path was still in place. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
The details were overpowering, but the total picture was agonizingly clear. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Logical Step] Reference
COOPER: Even on TV, Terri Schiavo's story played agonizingly close to hope. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2005] Reference
COOPER: Even on TV, Terri Schiavo's story played agonizingly close to home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2005] Reference
In an agonizingly short amount of time, the young teen has lost both parents. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 08, 2006] Reference
The blow struck Ralph's spear and slid down, to fall agonizingly on his fingers. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Flies]
CHETRY: Food, water and medical help agonizingly slow to reach the people of Haiti. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2010] Reference
Suddenly, a pill appears and what seemed agonizingly impossible is within your grasp. From Wordnik.com. [Toxic Strength] Reference
And in two minutes he was flown, agonizingly anxious, knowing that something was wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence of the Parsonage] Reference
The small animal's eyes protruded agonizingly and a bloody froth ringed its gasping mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Star Flight]
She was agonizingly aware of his chest against her back, of his thighs against her bottom. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
Except the death was agonizingly protracted for the fish, the algae, the dolphins and whales. From Wordnik.com. [Brenda Peterson: Gulf Oil Spill Meets Dead Zone: What Lies Beneath] Reference
But he was agonizingly wary of exposing his fleet to any underwater ambush by torpedoes or mines. From Wordnik.com. [Castles of Steel]
Nonetheless, each year when LuLing received her tax bill, the sum seemed agonizingly huge to her. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
It attempts to live on, indefinitely, agonizingly, no matter how antiquated it might have become. From Wordnik.com. [Mercenary] Reference
Six months later, he confessed to his spiritual director and agonizingly broke off the relationship. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations Of A Man With An Uncaged Mind] Reference
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST: The president is saying this process is agonizingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2006] Reference
It brings the Democrats agonizingly close to the magic number they need to control the Senate agenda. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2008] Reference
As you know, Rob, this has been an agonizingly slow process because of the continued seismic activity. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2007] Reference
In American politics, that's how progress is made — in small steps, sometimes agonizingly small steps. From Wordnik.com. [Majority Report] Reference
The pace is agonizingly slow right now, only one house on this day, many, many more homes to be checked. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2006] Reference
It brings the Democrats agonizingly close to the magic number they need to control the Cincinnati agenda. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2008] Reference
U. N.-sponsored negotiations between the warring parties have been inching forward agonizingly, if at all. From Wordnik.com. [Torn Between Hearts And Minds] Reference
That swung him around, and his sprained ankle slammed agonizingly against the other side of the passageway. From Wordnik.com. [The Measure of a Man] Reference
I mean, the progress of it has been, as Bob Murray, the mine owner, has admitted himself, agonizingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2007] Reference
On the reviewing stand the dignified hands went up, agonizingly slow, to a final salute and they stayed there. From Wordnik.com. [Martian V.F.W.] Reference
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