traumatized

Example Sentences

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“That was the most disgusting inappropriate show. I had to make all of my children go into the next room!” wrote one traumatized Las Vegas viewer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The granddaughter of a traumatized mouse may still carry a certain characteristic, but her fundamental mousiness isn’t a result of such highly specific ancestral experiences, which operate in the narrowest crevices of evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The 64-year-old premier has expensive promises to keep to an electorate traumatized by the first inflation in decades.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Under one of them, she manages a movie theater in postwar Lyon and is financially at ease, but remains traumatized by her wartime experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“I wasn’t really traumatized about it,” Pancha said.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater