distressful
Example Sentences
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“The Falwell, Granda and Cohen families must be going through very distressful times,” he said in a text message.
From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2020
Needless to say this was a very distressful and infuriating experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2017
“Maternity, or additional offspring, may force upon the woman a distressful life and future,” Justice Blackmun wrote in Roe v.
From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2017
Too many inexperienced people are heard above those who have watched incredibly distressful deaths of loved ones, or who see suffering on a daily basis.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2011
“A piteous and distressful thing, then, that you will not live to return home and tell what you have seen.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
