distressing

Example Sentences

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Tinnitus can range from mildly irritating to severely distressing.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Despite what a distressing number of credentialed Americans appear to think, antisemitism doesn’t burst onto the scene ex nihilo with pogroms and Nuremberg Laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"This remains a deeply distressing matter," police commissioner Martin Dole told reporters.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Humor is not entirely absent from “Half Man,” some of the characters’ reactions to their distressing realities earn a chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“That’s a bit vague. I’m sure you can be more specific. What could this ‘friend’s’ father have mentioned that would’ve been so distressing to Mr. Rivers, he’d no longer feel up to hiking?”

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone