traumatic

Example Sentences

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“It was a very traumatic thing,” Gil said of the fire.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

"If you're constantly experiencing some kind of denigration, some kind of verbal violence towards you, it's a micro-aggression - and micro-aggressions can be traumatic," says Gervis.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

He thanked the jury for their service in light of the traumatic and distressing evidence they had sat through.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

A handful were posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the progressive, degenerative brain disease found in people with a history of repetitive head impacts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

They were excitable, some suffering from post- traumatic stress disorder.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel