And over all this disaster hangs my own private anguish.

These discoveries have led to considerable private anguish and the breakup of many friendships.

But not for long, he thought in private anguish.

And the old man was in the grip of a private anguish.

Behind that surface calm, though, the private anguish of the trauma is only starting to set in.

Later, when he was a civilian, his patients were people who, in addition to their own private anguish, suffered lives of poverty.

As always, Viridovix was lost in a private anguish from the moment the little fishing boat began to move.

The potential cuts have stirred public protests and private anguish.

He shut his eyes for a moment, but not before Kate had seen a flicker of private anguish.

She could only imagine how much he would loathe her if he knew she'd intruded on his private anguish.