Examples of 'distressing' in a sentence

Meaning of "distressing"

To distress means to cause someone to feel anxious, worried, or upset. This verb is commonly used to describe the state of emotional discomfort or unhappiness
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  • Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
  • present participle of distress

How to use "distressing" in a sentence

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This must be very distressing for you.
This is a distressing situation for a number of reasons.
The tolling of a bell is very distressing to her.
It is in no way distressing or punitive for the prisoners.
The situation regarding abortion was particularly distressing.
They may be as distressing to them as they are to you.
I explained it was a very difficult and distressing case.
I sense a distressing lack of enthusiasm on your parts.
We have met before in rather distressing circumstances.
It is distressing to me to see you read that writing.
Must have been very distressing for everyone.
And distressing in one way and another.
I seem to have been distressing you for nothing.
It is distressing to watch the mutilation of a great theme.
All this must be distressing for you.

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It is distressing to see the powerlessness of these citizens.
An inquest would be distressing for the ladies.
The distressing on the skirt is a great detail.
Other than that of distressing the witness.
The distressing is all the outside paths.
Millions of people are in distressing state of urgent need.
I feel distressing and destructive energies around me.
Experiencing a mental illness can be very distressing.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
I have observed some things that are distressing me.
It is very distressing to see him like this.
I find that piece of news extremely distressing.
It can be distressing for parents and children.
The issue of missing children is a distressing one.
It was emotionally distressing and it goes straight to the throat.
Under normal circumstances this would be distressing.
Of distinct and distressing morale problems of cypress.
The situation of indigenous women is particularly distressing.
Noise is also distressing for some people.
Distressing events they have seen or experienced.
In the midst of the distressing controversy which.
The distressing answer is that it already has.
The landscape looks distressing and irreparable.
They found the tabloid hounding distressing.
Recurring distressing dreams related to the event.
This must have been distressing for you.
Without distressing the ladies of our family.
Timur could contain it by distressing the host.
Stories of a distressing day told by a local guide.
The situation has never been as distressing as it is now.
She has distressing things to tell you.
But it must have been distressing for you.
Even more distressing is the disaggregated data.
I have no wish to witness this distressing finale.
It is extremely distressing and disruptive to their lives.

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