distressful
Example Sentences
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Needless to say this was a very distressful and infuriating experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2017
“Maternity, or additional offspring, may force upon the woman a distressful life and future,” Justice Blackmun wrote in Roe v.
From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2017
“I find it distressful the discussion of parks focuses only on their economic value.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2013
Too many inexperienced people are heard above those who have watched incredibly distressful deaths of loved ones, or who see suffering on a daily basis.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2011
“It is a very distressful thing,” he wrote, “to walk into a yard in May and not hear a bee buzz.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
