Examples of troubled in a Sentence
She seemed troubled about something.
These have been troubled times.
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Brooks also gives Ella a dead mother (Rebecca Hall) and a troubled brother (Spike Fearn), rendering the character a perfect storm of familial trauma, which makes her go-getter attitude all the more impressive.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Minnow, a seemingly troubled woman, goes to extreme lengths to hunt down the mysterious man who took her.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
Over the years, the O'Neals have been known to be one of the most turbulent families in Hollywood, with Tatum and Griffin detailing their troubled childhoods, struggles with addiction and more.
—Maggie Kreienberg, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Even at 18, Ethan Hawke could tell that his Dead Poets Society costar Robin Williams was troubled.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Minnow, a seemingly troubled woman, goes to extreme lengths to hunt down the mysterious man who took her.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
Over the years, the O'Neals have been known to be one of the most turbulent families in Hollywood, with Tatum and Griffin detailing their troubled childhoods, struggles with addiction and more.
—Maggie Kreienberg, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Even at 18, Ethan Hawke could tell that his Dead Poets Society costar Robin Williams was troubled.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for troubled
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“Troubled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubled. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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