distress
Example Sentences
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Distress is high in FHA mortgages, where a lot of first-time buyers and lower-income Americans get their home financing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Distress ensues when these savior suitors, who are bound for a yearlong voyage, fail to show up at the appointed hour to bid the ladies farewell.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Boeing said it continues to “work under the oversight of global regulators on the requirement for a Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
Distress was visible on the faces of many of the family members gathered in court.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022
“A couple. I wrote ‘Angry Young Man’ and ‘Damsel in Distress.’
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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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