Example Sentences

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She predicted that those cuts would save no money and were "distressing" for victims and everyone else involved in the system.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

Transport for London's head of buses, Tom Cunnington, said all three incidents were "distressing for everyone involved".

From BBC • May 6, 2024

Many of the accusations “might not reach the threshold for criminality,” but were distressing nevertheless, Jess Phillips, a lawmaker from the opposition Labour Party, told the BBC this week.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2021

However, not all the scenes at Target were distressing.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2020

The circumstances were distressing because he had just got his degree and was showing promise of a useful life.

From Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer by MacQuarrie, Hector