Example Sentences

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"My heart would race whenever I was on my feet in the Chamber which was debilitating and stressful," she says.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

“I had psychic pain that was debilitating because I didn’t know what to do,” he continued.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

But for other players, Dames’s treatment was debilitating.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

Logan said the pain from his diverticulitis was debilitating and affected his pitching shoulder.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2014

Rowan knew he wasn’t officially performing the gleaning, but to be an intermediary...the thought was debilitating.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman