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

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

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

“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