Examples of stressor in a Sentence
Credit card debt is a major stressor in her life.
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Almost half are personally afraid of losing their job to AI, ranking it among the most acute individual stressors measured in the survey.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
From a biological standpoint, chronic psychiatric conditions act like a constant stressor that erodes the brain’s structural integrity.
—Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
This can happen due to your natural hair texture, dryness, or environmental stressors like wind, friction from your pillowcase, or pollution—your cuticles can catch on each other like Velcro, Small says, causing tangles.
—Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
Leaves weakened by pests or disease would be susceptible to frost damage, but burgundy foliage is not affected by such stressors.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
From a biological standpoint, chronic psychiatric conditions act like a constant stressor that erodes the brain’s structural integrity.
—Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
This can happen due to your natural hair texture, dryness, or environmental stressors like wind, friction from your pillowcase, or pollution—your cuticles can catch on each other like Velcro, Small says, causing tangles.
—Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
Leaves weakened by pests or disease would be susceptible to frost damage, but burgundy foliage is not affected by such stressors.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Stressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressor. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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