upset
Example Sentences
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“When people are feeling frustrated and they’re upset about what’s going on, I just like to remind people that we can channel that into something productive: flipping the seat,” Bennett said.
From Salon
Fear was visibly upset as the scores came in to confirm they would not claim a place on the podium.
From BBC
“It was addressed to me at the podcast office downtown. I didn’t tell anyone, but that’s another reason why I was so upset about losing the internship. I knew I wouldn’t hear from Mom again.”
From Literature
“Epstein was very upset, had an intense energy and was scary,” Perry Lang told the FBI interviewer.
From Los Angeles Times
The 52-year-old said the situation was deeply upsetting for the whole family and it was "totally unacceptable" that her children were placed in the position of delivering bad news about their grandfather's condition.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
