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
Some customers started showing up with takeout containers to fill for home, and the promotion stressed out restaurant staff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
O’Hara’s prolific career also includes memorable turns in classics such as the iconic sculptor mom in Tim Burton’s 1988 ghost comedy “Beetlejuice” as well as the stressed out McCallister matriarch in the “Home Alone” franchise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
The punchlines are there, such as a beat after one meltdown where Jackson admits he’s getting really stressed out and Grace coolly replies, “About what?”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
She started panicking and got stressed out because she doesn’t have enough money.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
