troubled
Example Sentences
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Promoter Eddie Hearn believes boxing has "saved" Joshua - just as it did when he first took up the sport as a troubled 19-year-old searching for direction.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Take-private deals to remove more of the troubled sector from public markets are also a possibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
As if their unconventional childhoods weren’t troubled enough, Asa and Yuru’s twinship comes with another heavy burden: saving the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
In 2001 cult classic “Donnie Darko,” she was Samantha, the younger sister of Jake Gyllenhaal’s troubled Donnie Darko.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Then, seeing the look of amazement on our faces, she said, turning from one to the other with a troubled look:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
