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
"I must go home," she murmured to herself distressfully, as she slipped unobserved through the crowded rooms.
From The Torch Bearer by Marquis, Reina Melcher
“But I don’t know what to do,” she returned distressfully.
From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills
“Oh, but say he winna dee—say he winna!” she was crying out distressfully.
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
