stressed out

Example Sentences

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“It’s a smallish club and it does get really cliquey,” said Pamela Andres, a former general manager at SYC who quit in 2022, stressed out over member misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

“I should have. I was really stressed out and wasn’t thinking straight. I’m sorry.”

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence