stressed

adjective \ ˈstrest \

|Updated on: 27 Jul 2018

Examples: stressed in a Sentence

Definition of stressed

: stressed-out

feeling stressed about work

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Examples of stressed in a Sentence

He was feeling pretty stressed about the deadline.
you seem really stressed right now, so maybe you should try to do something more relaxing

Recent Examples of stressed from the Web

That decision followed three town hall meetings in which members of the Stoneman Douglas community spoke of students who were still stressed and in need of counseling despite not having suffered a physical injury.

— ron hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Decisions imminent for Stoneman Douglas Victims' Fund distribution," 28 June 2018
Griswold’s characters have not been drawn into Neel’s global web of extraction and exchange, but in many ways their quietly stressed existence is a product of it.

— jedediah purdy, The New Republic, "The Remaking of Class," 27 June 2018
The individual servings are rich in antioxidants and immune-boosting ingredients so your busy host need never feel stressed.

— jenna rennert, Vogue, "13 Last-Minute Hostess Gifts for the Beauty Lover at Heart," 25 June 2018
Those grads felt highly stressed about not finding work commensurate with their education, which their families had believed would be the ticket to upward mobility, and several cried during their interviews, Steffy said.

— alexia elejalde-ruiz, The Seattle Times, "Settling for a survival job right out of college can hurt your career for years," 22 June 2018
Its obligations are among the $210 billion stressed assets looming over India, which has one of the world’s worst bad-loan problems.

— anto antony, Bloomberg.com, "Billionaire’s Folly Becomes Bankers’ Nightmare," 18 June 2018
But that six-month-old female was just too stressed from the experience.

— CBS News, "Inside the effort to save the world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita," 30 June 2018
The economists find that modern employment patterns probably mean that today’s workers are more stressed.

— The Economist, "The changing world of work," 28 June 2018
Doctors who feel stressed or burned out are getting some urgent care.

— lucette lagnado, WSJ, "Hospitals Address Widespread Doctor Burnout," 9 June 2018

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