troubled

Example Sentences

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The company, which has succeeded on much smaller campuses, will try to transform a large, deeply troubled school by raising scores, increasing safety and graduating more students.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Pelley had the right idea when he planned to stay and help steer the ship through troubled seas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He thinks troubled High Streets are a "visual manifestation of the economic hardship that a lot of places feel".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Fast selling is a bit of good news for the troubled truck.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It was as if he were a changeling, a troubled child not so secretly adopted by the Icelanders, but with love and without foreboding.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady