stressed out

Example Sentences

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That hit a chord with stressed-out youth struggling in China's highly competitive job market and sluggish economy.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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

What she views as playful antics look like stressed-out apes bouncing off their steel mesh walls.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024

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

“It will, I guess. She’s been so stressed-out lately.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan