Example Sentences

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The hand pain, caused by a bone very close to her wrists, had been troubling her since the end of the 2022 season.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

The destruction caused by industrial-scale giant-clam harvesting could explain a contradiction that had been troubling marine biologists who study the South China Sea.

From Time • Jun. 1, 2016

Although news of Carraway’s arrest shocked many, some Woods parents say there had been troubling signs.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2016

I found, and still do, that during my run I would go into deep concentration on subjects that I did not consciously choose, often those which had been troubling me that morning.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2013

This was when she told me what it was that had been troubling her so much.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo