stressed out

Example Sentences

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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 • Feb. 5, 2026

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 The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

One of p53’s roles is to orchestrate cellular senescence, telling stressed-out, unruly cells to stop dividing before they cause problems.

From Science Magazine • May 16, 2024

Gift cards are available through the Reality Center’s website, and another option is to consider booking a session for two — you and your stressed-out friend — and embarking on the technodelic self-help train together.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

When my friend was an inexperienced young doctor, he was called into a hospital room to deal with a married couple stressed-out by a mysterious illness.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond