The phrase "agonizing penalty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a punishment or consequence that is extremely painful or distressing, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "The team faced an agonizing penalty for their repeated violations of the rules, leaving them devastated."
Alternatives: "excruciating punishment" or "torturous consequence".
And when Bastian Schweinsteiger slotted his kick home moments later, Real Madrid had followed its rivals out in agonizing fashion, losing by 3-1 on penalty kicks after the two-game series finished at 3-3.
ELIZABETH, N.J. ― Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released a New Jersey teacher slated to be deported to Egypt despite facing a death penalty there, ending an agonizing monthslong wait.
But many people who might still find the premiums too high will face an agonizing choice: buy insurance coverage or pay a penalty of hundreds or even thousands of dollars per family if they still decide to forgo insurance.
We see Him proclaiming salvation (2 3), agonizing in prayer (5:7), embracing the Cross with joy and faith (12 2), suffering the last penalty without the city gate (13 12)..
By her recollection, she had to sit through three days of agonizing deliberation and then the prosecutor asked her if the defendant should be given the death penalty.
One of Connecticut's most agonizing courtroom dramas came to an end on Friday as a jury voted to impose the death penalty on the second of two killers of three family members after an ordeal of violence and sexual assault that challenged suburban ideals of safety.
When a federal prosecutor asked a Virginia jury in 2006 to impose the death penalty on Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called 20th hijacker on Sept. 11, he cited the agonizing calls from victims in the burning World Trade Center towers and on planes, and quoted the defendant's own words as he rejoiced in their pain.
These are agonizing questions.
