stress

Example Sentences

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Cockroaches often become visible only during periods of stress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The FAA said United’s expansion will stress the Chicago airport’s runway, terminal and air-traffic control systems.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“It released eye stress because we studied from eight o’clock in the morning until almost noon time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In experiments with young mice, they activated a stress signal typically linked to aging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

He was weak and his infected leg was in excruciating pain from the stress and exertion he had endured the day before, hunting for Julio.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple