distressingly
Example Sentences
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Yet works of high seriousness were never his strong suit, as his rambling and distressingly unfocused Eisenhower Memorial in Washington showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
There are notable exceptions, although they are distressingly few.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
Stories of life savings lost in supposedly safe crypto investments are distressingly common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
And while prostate cancer remains distressingly common, emerging research suggests that many men can safely delay treatment, or avoid it entirely.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
Carefully, very carefully, I climbed from the tent and put on the flashlight, which cast a distressingly feeble beam.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
