under stress
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.
The document laid out a series of parameters that needed to be met for an area to be defined as under stress, such as the ratio between house prices and incomes there.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Those 5,000 people comprise a community. Not just men and women under stress. It's a community under stress."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Viral infections that have long since cleared from an active state can sometimes reemerge when the body is under stress.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The latest round of exchanges adds pressure to a preliminary peace deal already under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The same difficulty in beginning, the same elision of letters under stress of excitement, may occur.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
