distress
Example Sentences
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So it tugs at my heartstrings to read about New Yorkers having to surrender their cats and dogs to shelters out of financial distress.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Inhaling MMA can irritate the lungs and, at high levels of exposure, can cause severe respiratory distress and hospitalization; long-term exposure has been linked to serious organ damage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
My acute distress flared up after my wife and I split up and I moved out of our farmhouse in upstate New York to a sparsely furnished apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Channel 4's CEO said on Wednesday she was "deeply sorry" over women's distress, saying it was "clear".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
My mother, seeing my distress, said, “You were a good baby, Louise. You never gave us a minute’s worry.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing distress
Don't Distress: Words With Irregular Opposites
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "D"
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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