Example Sentences

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The shocking answer unlocks a puzzle that has been troubling her, along with others that “The Kindness of Strangers” has laid out for the reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But this year has been troubling, with 5,329 cases so far, including two babies who died from congenital measles, which is passed from mother to child.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

If I seem a little subdued right now, it's because this past week has been troubling on more than one level.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2023

As expected, the application of Bruen’s novel test in the lower courts has been troubling so far.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2022

It is something that has been troubling me for some time.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro