upsetting

Example Sentences

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The well-dressed Senate aide next door, who asked me not to use his name for fear of upsetting his boss, hadn’t heard about Trump’s fascination with Florsheim.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

In the wake of a case as upsetting and troubling as the death of Henry Nowak, that will not be an easy question to answer.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Most upsetting, though, was the directive that he and other industry operations investigators received in late summer to start spending at least six hours per week on immigration-related work.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“Our findings suggest that a huge storm after a long calm can be more upsetting to people who are not used to bad weather,” the two authors wrote.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“Given how badly he treated Rawiya here, and how much anger he must have towards me for upsetting his day...I’m guessing that won’t go well.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro