anguish over
Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words
Used to specify the cause of anguish.
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Examples (10)
- She expressed her deep anguish over the loss of her beloved pet.
- The community's anguish over the senseless violence was felt by everyone.
- He was in a state of mental anguish over the difficult decision he had to make.
- Her private anguish over her past mistakes continued to haunt her.
- The film powerfully portrays the parents' anguish over their missing child.
- There is widespread anguish over the destruction of the rainforest.
- His journal revealed years of anguish over a choice he made in his youth.
- In her testimony, she described the anguish over having to betray her family's trust.
- The nation's anguish over the historical injustice led to calls for reform.
- He couldn't hide his anguish over the failure of his most ambitious project.