distresses
Example Sentences
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“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect,” the note read.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
He would like to be able to move on because every time something about the case comes up, it distresses his daughter all over again.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2022
“As they help lead us out of our long bout with the pandemic they will provide balm for our distresses and delight for our hearts.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022
Nearly three weeks after the protests, he admitted that “many Australians, especially women, believe that I have not heard them, and that greatly distresses me.”
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2021
But the Lord hath delivered us out of our distresses, and a fog came upon them, and we put up a strong fight, and they has gone out of the Bay entire.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
