: subjected to or affected by stress
Feeling stressed can often lead people to reach for a high-calorie, sugary comfort food.—
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Alexa MikhailAs important as training is to distance running, the time devoted to repair stressed muscles between races is even more crucial.—Joseph Hall
Joseph HallThat translates into a drought, and stressed trees are highly susceptible to beetle infestations.—Jim Robbins
Jim Robbins… the soundscape inside these vehicles, punctuated by mechanical rattles and the groans of stressed metal …—Chris Knight
—often used with out —often hyphenated before a nounChris KnightShe's never looked so stressed out, or been so unflatteringly photographed.—David Ansen
David Ansen… the kind of help most stressed-out parents can only dream of …—Michelle Tauber et al.
Michelle Tauber et al.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
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Plants are also less stressed when divided in the spring because their roots can establish before hotter temperatures kick in.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Plants are also less stressed when divided in the spring because their roots can establish before hotter temperatures kick in.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
Many Americans have ample reason to feel stressed right now, from the tight job market to divisive politics and the general nature of the daily news.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Both groups reported feeling more stressed after looking at the images, but the group with above average fitness started out with lower levels of anger and anxiety and stayed calmer after seeing the upsetting images.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stressed
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“Stressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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