distressed

Example Sentences

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The nurse described the officer as "so distressed, I would have been concerned about his driving the high-performance police vehicles at high speed".

From BBC

A spokesperson for Partou said the company was shocked and distressed by the details of the case.

From BBC

Her older sister Sarah was also seen by witnesses who described her as intensely distressed and panicked about Victoria.

From BBC

As the sentence was passed down some of Aaron's family left the court distressed.

From BBC

The volume of leveraged loans to software companies considered distressed doubled in January, according to tracking of that market by PitchBook LCD.

From The Wall Street Journal