stressed out

Example Sentences

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Before long, his domestic bliss begins to sour, and he can’t be sure whether what he’s experiencing — a sickly child, rotten fruit, violent impulses — is some kind of a curse, or just a normal part of being a sleep-deprived, stressed-out dad.

From Los Angeles Times

If you live outside the archipelago of American military bases that extends across this country and the planet — an estimated 750 of them outside the U.S. on every continent except Antarctica — it's easy enough not to meet stressed-out military service members and their families.

From Salon

At night, to relax and go to sleep, the stressed-out Deenie touches “her special place” and feels much better.

From Seattle Times

What lawmakers call "six weeks pregnant" is about one week after someone might first know they were pregnant, if they had very regular periods they were tracking religiously — uncommon, among the incredibly busy and stressed-out mothers who make up the majority of U.S. abortion patients.

From Salon

And when I pull my lens back from whatever stereotype I may have once had in my head of a bloodthirsty guy in camouflage, I can acknowledge that overdeveloped urban areas exactly like the one I live in are creating a much bigger problem for the stressed-out, encroached upon animals I share this land with than a weekend duck hunter ever could.

From Salon