distress
Example Sentences
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Though set in Ghost Town with period garb, there are modern flourishes, such as tongue-in-cheek nods to the theme park’s attractions and a damsel in distress who ultimately proves to be anything but.
From Los Angeles Times
Experts say these policy shifts have broken a student loan system that was already in shambles, leaving nearly 45 million borrowers, disproportionately women, in financial and emotional distress.
From Salon
The family is suing the company for breach of contract, negligence, infliction of emotional distress and violation of the California Health and Safety Code.
From Los Angeles Times
She shook the hangers until I took them, a wave of distress washing over me.
From Literature
She said: "Events like this affect people in different ways, and I recognise that many of us will feel shocked, distressed or in need of support."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
