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Timothée Chalamet just made the most stressful film you're ever bound to see about table tennis.—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025 For some, this makes thrifting a stressful proposition, and that stress can lead to bad behavior—and bad manners.—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 Because being a football manager increasingly seems a disproportionately stressful experience, and more difficult to control than ever before.—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 While Aston Villa ultimately lost the quarterfinal with an aggregate score of 5-4, the memories with his son made the stressful matches more than worth it.—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stressful
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