traumatizing

Example Sentences

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While that was traumatizing at the time, the finality helped my grieving.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

An important study from Australia found that in the last few decades we have really lowered the threshold to what is labeled harmful, abusive, traumatizing and neglectful behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“A lot of this is traumatizing for people,” said Dr. Divya Goppisetty, an OB-GYN resident at Stanford University who conducts research on pain during gynecological exams.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

One particularly traumatizing childhood experience came when Diller was sent to sleepaway camp at age 7.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

You could tell how traumatizing the last eighteen months since Walter's arrest had been.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson