distressfully
Example Sentences
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The Senate Ladies' Luncheon Club was distressfully snarled on the election of a president to succeed Mrs. Dawes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus after six distressfully disputatious days at Scranton.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh," Mrs. Cameron exclaimed, distressfully, "I don't know!
From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
But the thought of George, of how this must hit him, haunted her distressfully.
From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills
It was aching distressfully, and he felt dizzy as well as stiff, while he commenced to wonder whether his strength would hold out until he had seen Devine and finished his business in the city.
From A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold
