stressed out

Example Sentences

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I don’t think I would have been able to do 500 acquisitions or raise over $50 billion if I had been super stressed out and not thinking clearly.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“They would get stressed out, start to fight — everything irritated them,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

"I was so stressed out about it because I didn't know, and I didn't really care."

From BBC • May 7, 2025

However, these devices are imperfect in their measurements, and a subset of people become so hyperfocused on them that they actually end up getting stressed out and sleeping worse.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

“Well . . . when it first happened, I did. But I think Newt just thinks I was stressed out or something.”

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner