distress
Example Sentences
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The frigate had issued a distress call at dawn on Wednesday but had completely sunk by the time a Sri Lankan rescue ship reached the area.
From Barron's
"The experience of having an allergic reaction is really distressing and we want to guard against that wherever possible."
From BBC
Bubbe gets distressed when we remind her that her memory is going, he says.
From Literature
A distressed, elderly woman died alone in an A&E corridor in full view of other people waiting at a north Wales hospital, a visitor has claimed.
From BBC
The jury heard that at about 05.30 BST on 17 July that year, a man walking his dog found an extremely distressed woman staggering along the pavement.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
