stress
noun
importance attached to a thing.
were stressing
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past progressiveof stress.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“We just felt like if we were stressing people out…we might as well remove that from our process,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
We were stressing in line cause we thought we weren’t going to get in...
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
She said she would delete Twitter from her phone because the comments there were stressing her out and “aren’t good for me.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
“That sense of urgency feels overwhelming. People were stressing out. I was thinking, ‘Oh, my God, what am I going to do with all these hungry people?’
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2020
Coates said those and other costs were stressing the operating budget.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
