distressingly

Example Sentences

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The light levels are distressingly low—low enough to protect sensitive works on paper or a woven carpet but unnecessary for oil paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There are notable exceptions, although they are distressingly few.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2025

Parents are distressingly aware of the distractions and the mental health issues associated with smartphones and social media.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

Stories of life savings lost in supposedly safe crypto investments are distressingly common.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Their lives were distressingly small in quantity, but glowingly large in quality.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry