distressedly
- a word derived from distressed.
Example Sentences
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But where, he once wrote distressedly, "was that record of this intellectual and moral power, which during more than two centuries, had been going out from the walls of Harvard?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, four days after Georgie was scheduled to leave, the Russians at the Badger's Den distressedly called the police and asked them please to find George.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her eyes moved distressedly from one face to another, and as Virginia began to unfasten the pin at her throat, she added tenderly, "Don't prick yourself, Bootsy!"
From Saturday's Child by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
"Oh, don't speak of him harshly!" cried Bernardine, distressedly.
From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Libbey, Laura Jean
Sally said distressedly: “Oh, Mike, it’s all true and I’m so sorry!”
From Space Platform by Leinster, Murray
