stressed out
Example Sentences
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They’re the noise-cancelling kind, which dull Dad’s stressed-out voice even when I’m not listening to music.
From Literature
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That hit a chord with stressed-out youth struggling in China's highly competitive job market and sluggish economy.
From Barron's
Stressed-out kids can find calm in specially equipped quiet rooms.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s stressful, and exhausting, and then no one can get back to sleep and you’re all stressed-out zombies the next day.
From Literature
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At the age of 40, he shifted to working with stressed-out traders and determining who can make it inside Wall Street’s pods.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.