Examples of 'was in a state' in a sentence

Meaning of "was in a state"

was in a state - an expression indicating that someone was experiencing emotional distress, chaos, confusion, or extreme conditions. It suggests that the person was overwhelmed or in a difficult situation

How to use "was in a state" in a sentence

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was in a state
She told me she was in a state of extreme fear.
I was in a state of shock and certainly heavily drugged.
His mother said he was in a state about something.
He was in a state of euphoria due to the victory of the revolution.
By this time the house was in a state of neglect.
The body was in a state of cachexia meaning it was reduced.
He states that the church was in a state of disrepair.
But he was in a state of permanent anxiety and paranoia.
The control tower was in a state of panic.
He was in a state and we were right around the corner and.
The house at this time was in a state of disrepair.
I was in a state of mind that excluded every kind of logic.
During the trial he was in a state of continual drowsiness.
I was in a state between madness and consciousness.
And across the country was in a state of mourning.
Ivy was in a state about her husband finding out.
He stopped eating and was in a state of discomfort.
And was in a state of suspended death.
The woman in the bathroom was in a state of shock.
The castle was in a state possession for sometime.
We have taken a piece of land which was in a state of disrepair.
The world was in a state of fear and confusion.
Taleb said the community was in a state of shock.
I was in a state of shock when this happened.
Eighty percent of the state was in a state of emergency.
Mazet was in a state of absolute despair.
It is noted that the military was in a state of intoxication.
He was in a state of complete mental collapse and anguish.
The whole thing was in a state of flux.
I was in a state of imprisonment within myself.
The whole city was in a state of alarm.
I was in a state of panic at the birth of my son.
The country in question was in a state of conflict.
She was in a state of irreversible coma.
For many years the church was in a state of disrepair.
She was in a state bordering upon hysteria.
I did not even know she was in a state science thing.
I was in a state of shock after hearing this.
He was obvious that the beach was in a state of authentic chaos.
Germany was in a state of intoxication at that time.
And according to this article he was in a state of competitive arousal.
Algeria was in a state of war at the time of the hijacking.
Police said that the body was in a state of decomposition.
He was in a state of great mental distress.
The whole town was in a state of alert.
I was in a state the whole night.
Four minutes the woman was in a state of clinical death.
She was in a state of full arousal.
The entire region was in a state of shock.
She was in a state of constant fear.

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