traumatizing

Example Sentences

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While that was traumatizing at the time, the finality helped my grieving.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“It’s degrading and traumatizing to experience your own identity being distorted without your consent,” Smith said, now age 43.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

“A lot of this is traumatizing for people,” said Dr. Divya Goppisetty, an OB-GYN resident at Stanford University who conducts research on pain during gynecological exams.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

One particularly traumatizing childhood experience came when Diller was sent to sleepaway camp at age 7.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

All of these questions ran through my mind at the thought of the story and of all the traumatizing things that women faced.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers