distressingly
Example Sentences
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That is still distressingly high, but a downward trend is not a failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
There are notable exceptions, although they are distressingly few.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
Amicable encounters between members of divergent groups are distressingly rare.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
Stories of life savings lost in supposedly safe crypto investments are distressingly common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Their lives were distressingly small in quantity, but glowingly large in quality.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
