Examples of stressor in a Sentence
Credit card debt is a major stressor in her life.
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If constantly thinking up new meals is a stressor for you, this may sound like good news.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Mar. 2026
This can happen after any major physical or emotional stressor, like surgery, illness or childbirth.
—Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
There wasn’t enough evidence to say definitively if any other symptoms experienced by menopausal women were due to menopause, aging, or midlife stressors.
—Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Humans were historically safer in groups, so the brain interprets isolation as a stressor, releasing cortisol that can lead to inflammation and illness, explains neuroscientist Ben Rein, author of Why Brains Need Friends.
—Holly Haber, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Mar. 2026
This can happen after any major physical or emotional stressor, like surgery, illness or childbirth.
—Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
There wasn’t enough evidence to say definitively if any other symptoms experienced by menopausal women were due to menopause, aging, or midlife stressors.
—Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Humans were historically safer in groups, so the brain interprets isolation as a stressor, releasing cortisol that can lead to inflammation and illness, explains neuroscientist Ben Rein, author of Why Brains Need Friends.
—Holly Haber, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Stressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressor. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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