distress
Example Sentences
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In addition to being named Orson, the lad has chronic gastrointestinal distress and plays the bassoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Two things can be true at once: Your very real fear of flying, which can result in very real physical and psychological distress, and your husband’s window of time to take this trip.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
"We must keep this ritual alive under all circumstances, even in the current situation and despite the distress we feel," Roya Abhari, 39, told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
"Instead, his manner throughout the evaluation, back then, as well as earlier in the year, was almost like we were having lunch at his country club. There was no sense of alarm or distress."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
When we get home, pushing open the enormous wooden door with its looping ironwork, someone is shouting upstairs, as though in distress.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
