distressful

Example Sentences

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And what’s still more distressful is the fact motorists will have to pay high rates to return home or pick up the kiddies at day care during evening rush.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2017

Needless to say this was a very distressful and infuriating experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2017

“I find it distressful the discussion of parks focuses only on their economic value.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2013

In Sidcup, England, the town that was home to Gillies' special facial hospital, some park benches were painted blue; a code that warned townspeople that any man sitting on one would be distressful to view.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2013

Teiresias, the prophet who had brought so many distressful prophecies to the royal family, came to bring still another.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton