Examples of 'were in a state' in a sentence

Meaning of "were in a state"

Were in a State: This phrase suggests that someone or something was in a particular condition or situation, typically implying a negative or undesirable state. It signifies that the person or object was experiencing a state of distress, disarray, confusion, or emotional turmoil

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

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were in a state
You were in a state when we brought you home.
The urban areas were in a state of panic.
You were in a state of confusion just now.
Refugee protection standards were in a state of steady decline.
Both men were in a state of exhaustion in the last round.
And most of the doctors were in a state of anger.
And they were in a state of complete readiness.
So some were boastful and some were in a state of remorse.
His clothes were in a state and it was difficult to walk.
It first happened when you were in a state.
You said we were in a state of temporal grace.
Now right principles and virtue are as it were in a state of slumber.
They were in a state of utter shock.
Social as well as religious affairs were in a state of hopeless decadence.
We both were in a state of shock for a few moments.

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It was constructed to replace earlier buildings that were in a state of disrepair.
The women we liberated were in a state almost impossible to describe.
The victims were suffering from hypothermia and were in a state of shock.
The witnesses were in a state of absolute shock and despair.
There was total anarchy and people were in a state of panic.
And they were in a state of total terror.
A high proportion of the women surveyed were in a state of stress.
Family members were in a state of shock as the news circulated.
The educators in the wide middle area were in a state of flux.
Stationers were in a state of protest and alarm.
Almost all the roads in the city were in a state of disuse.
His companions were in a state of anxiety about his whereabouts.
Many of these persons were in a state of.
The truth is we were in a state of euphoria convinced we were invincible.
All three soldiers were in a state.
We were in a state of war with him.
All the spectators were in a state of shock.
We were in a state of crisis.
He argued that human beings were in a state of constant desire.
You were in a state of shock.
Consider the last time you were in a state of indecisiveness.
You were in a state the minute you walked into that house.
This area of the mountains were in a state of complete disorder.
We were in a state of osmosis.
My body and my mind were in a state of disconnect.
Were in a state of catalepsy.
The various feudal states were in a state of almost continual war.
Many were in a state of shock and were clearly distressed by what they had witnessed.
The villagers were in a state of shock.
There was nobody there to take oven and things were in a state of flux.
Many of her wounds were in a state of mortification from neglect.
One person was slightly injured and seven others were in a state of shock.
Maybe they were in a state of shock.
He helped restore the minarets of Aurangzeb which were in a state of collapse.
These forts were in a state ofabandonment.

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