distress
Example Sentences
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Lindsay Toczylowski, co-founder of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, said her organization received a hotline call from a witness who reported seeing Ramos-Solano struggling to breathe and in visible distress.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
In contrast, lower-quality diets were more often linked to higher levels of psychological distress.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
No fever, no gastrointestinal distress, nothing resembling a cold, flu or Covid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The singer's sudden death sparked anger and distress among millions of fans in his home state Assam, and set off a wave of mourning.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Lady Constance clutched the edge of her vanity, panting with distress.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
