unstressed

Example Sentences

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However, cortisol levels in unstressed mothers decreased to normal levels after delivery, while the levels in mothers with adverse early life experiences remained high for one to three weeks after birth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

Now imagine yourself in total control of your money, unstressed, thriving, deciding how you’ll spend your credit card cash-back rewards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2021

Pausing at the unstressed sound in the middle of word, she collected herself, started again, and nailed the second 'e', jumping for joy on stage when told she was correct.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2021

Their sperm had altered levels of specific sncRNA groups—albeit different ones from those altered in Mansuy's mice—and their offspring were more anxious and less sociable than the offspring of unstressed parents.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 18, 2019

On the other hand, if the last stressed syllable of the line is followed by an unstressed one, the two together are called a feminine ending.

From An Introduction to Shakespeare by MacCracken, H. N.