distress
Example Sentences
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“It’s distressing to me being a fundamental analyst that good news is being pounded,” says Paul Meeks of Freedom Capital Markets.
From Barron's
I dress like I’m in a grunge band and wear distressed jeans and Nirvana or Pearl Jam band shirts, and I always rock a flannel.
From Literature
The badger was looking at him, her face pinched with the most distressed expression.
From Literature
Jewson’s film is thankfully scrubbed of satanic panic, but still focuses on a damsel — or, in this case, damsels — in distress, attempting to escape the bizarre, clandestine ritual they’ve found themselves at the center of.
From Salon
In contrast, lower-quality diets were more often linked to higher levels of psychological distress.
From Science Daily
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