stressed out

Example Sentences

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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

Masha Maltsava, a Los Angeles-based photographer, says she spent much of her young adulthood stressed-out and sleep-deprived.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the longtime “Parks and Rec” star’s directorial debut, he has written himself a witty if occasionally finger-wagging script about wealth inequality as approached from the viewpoint of stressed-out gig-economy workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the new Hulu comedy, Zahn plays Jake Hudson, the stressed-out head coach of the fictional South Georgia Catfish.

From The Wall Street Journal

What I found was equal parts mundane and dystopian: hassled public servants, bored security guards, worried public observers, and stressed-out families all crammed next to disorganized gangs of federal agents, most of whom chose to cover their faces with balaclavas, hats, and mirrored sunglasses, their chests puffed out with body armor and tactical gear.

From Slate