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

"This includes lists of probable cause of pavement distresses, and some are related to climate," an ACI spokesperson said.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2022

The turn against immigration distresses some Texas business owners.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

But the Lord hath delivered us out of our distresses, and a fog came upon them, and we put up a strong fight, and they has gone out of the Bay entire.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson