troubled
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Guio Jacinto, head of the union’s research department in Toronto, said the current dispute at Stelco adds to the company’s troubled history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A key player was national security adviser Jonathan Powell, who shuttled between Washington and Kyiv pouring oil on troubled waters.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Thank you for your patience and understanding,” Sanders said, “and giving us the time that we needed to navigate some dysfunction and some troubled waters to write the album we’re proud of.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
That idea clashes with the classical expectation that each particle should possess its own separate physical reality, a feature of quantum mechanics that famously troubled Albert Einstein.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
The tightly knotted issues of housing and race have troubled generations of Americans, black and white, liberal and conservative.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word