Example Sentences

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His medicine may have been upsetting his stomach, so she cooked him fresh meat.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021

Some deaths to this point have been upsetting but ultimately understandable.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2019

Pietro Orlandi said that in a certain sense that no bones were found was "personally a relief," since it would have been upsetting to view remains that might have been those of his sister.

From Fox News • Jul. 11, 2019

His bluntness might have been upsetting or unhelpful to others, but it was a quick chat that probably changed my life.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2019

"The—the illness of the butler and—Miss Caruthers' arrival, have been upsetting."

From When a Man Marries by Rinehart, Mary Roberts