stressed out

Example Sentences

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"TCM bars" have popped up in several cities across China, epitomising what the country's stressed-out, time-poor youth refer to as "punk wellness", or "wrecking yourself while saving yourself".

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

At the age of 40, he shifted to working with stressed-out traders and determining who can make it inside Wall Street’s pods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

One of p53’s roles is to orchestrate cellular senescence, telling stressed-out, unruly cells to stop dividing before they cause problems.

From Science Magazine • May 16, 2024

Like today's UAW under the leadership of Shawn Fain, the stressed-out controllers were looking for a four-day work week.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

I can only imagine how stressed-out he must’ve been over the last few hours.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu