distresses
Example Sentences
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“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect,” the note read.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
The backbencher's bill will introduce harsher sentences for someone who deliberately harasses, alarms, or distresses someone in a public place, and increasing the maximum sentences from six months to two years.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022
The turn against immigration distresses some Texas business owners.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022
Nearly three weeks after the protests, he admitted that “many Australians, especially women, believe that I have not heard them, and that greatly distresses me.”
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2021
The sun distresses you like a crowd, a noisy, invasive crowd that makes you cup your ears, that makes you close your eyes, that makes you want to hide.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
