distressful

Example Sentences

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“The Falwell, Granda and Cohen families must be going through very distressful times,” he said in a text message.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2020

Needless to say this was a very distressful and infuriating experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2017

“It’s not their choice but they start to remember things and it puts them in a very distressful state,” Tueller said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2015

In Sidcup, England, the town that was home to Gillies' special facial hospital, some park benches were painted blue; a code that warned townspeople that any man sitting on one would be distressful to view.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2013

“A piteous and distressful thing, then, that you will not live to return home and tell what you have seen.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell