put upon
Example Sentences
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I want to emphasize the pressure that was put upon me as a new mom to take pain medication after I refused several times.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026
Turns out this same generation may also have been the most put upon and longest suffering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Hargitay’s siblings say that that version of Mansfield, the one who put up with being put upon, was only one layer of the mother they knew.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
And the condition really is such that the censorship and all the pressure put upon artists is always tied together with the work and the stories they tell.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
When his father told him about Ruth, he joined him in despising her, but he felt put upon; felt as though some burden had been given to him and that he didn’t deserve it.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
