Example Sentences

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“As someone who serves in uniform, it is distressing that nearly 1 in 10 unhoused people are veterans,” Han said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

They added: "Any burglary is distressing but the theft of something as personal as a loved one's ashes is truly awful."

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

"It is distressing because you don't know on a day-to-day basis what can happen; we are living one day at a time."

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

“It is distressing to see so little money go out the door.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

The toll of dead birds, as we shall see in Chapter 8, is distressing.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson