How to Use stress in a Sentence

stress

1 of 2 noun

• The ship's mast snapped under the stress of high winds.
• He talked about the stresses and strains of owning a business.
• To reduce the amount of stress on your back, bend your knees when you lift something heavy.
• She is dealing with the stresses of working full-time and going to school.
• Carrying a heavy backpack around all day puts a lot of stress on your shoulders and back.
• Hormones are released into the body in response to emotional stress.
• She uses meditation as a way of reducing stress.
• The city stress and the busyness of our lives began wicking away.
  — Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• James ended up having to walk away from the job because of the amount of stress and lack of pay.
  — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 15 May 2023
• And that could mean managing your own fears and stress first.
  — Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
• The stress took its toll on Maria Jimenez, who suffered a mild stroke, Patsy said.
  — Propublica, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• The paper was key to her career, and she was doubled over with stress.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
• What did the stress caused by the Beltway sniper do to expectant mothers in the region?
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• Doing the work in stages can reduce the stress on your pocketbook.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• Micro-mesh guards are lightweight and don't add stress to your roof.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023
• Manage Stress Levels The effects of stress on the body can include headaches.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Feb. 2024
• The warming will increase the number of extreme heat stress days, putting Hoosier health at risk.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• Clear green-blue waters will wash away any past worries or stress, if at least for the weekend.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
• Of those respondents, 43% pointed to child care as a reason for at least half of their stress.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
• Things like diet, stress, the way that we are treated in society.
  — Rob Reddick, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
• Adjusting the backlighting to a warm amber at night takes even more stress off of your eyes.
  — Sarah Felbin, Health, 10 July 2023
• That’s why efforts to restore the night sky stress using better lighting, not living in the dark.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
• The idea is that these drugs seem to blunt the effects of the stress that can trigger these and many other psychiatric conditions.
  — Sonya Collins, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
• In that case, the diarrhea (and stress) will go away once the situation resolves.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• The class will discuss writing techniques to express thoughts and relieve stress.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
• And the peak of the stress, most stressful part of our grid is typically between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., but the peak in areas like New York City, is 12 noon to midnight.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
• In times of stress or boredom, people look for distractions.
  — Heller McAlpin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• Any loud or inescapable sounds can cause hearing loss, stress, and high blood pressure, the magazine said.
  — The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
• The stress can be compounded for families in metro Atlanta, where many people rely on cars to get around.
  — Sharon Johnson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
• But that could also add stress to the financial sector and in turn destabilize the economy.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024

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stress

2 of 2 verb

• The union stressed the need for stricter safety standards.
• The risks involved in the procedure should be stressed.
• Some people stress the second syllable of “harassment,” while others stress the first.
• It's not an important decision and it isn't worth stressing over.
• In the quiet before the storm, the lovers stress about non-work things.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
• So, there's no need to stress about what your friend just sent.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
• But don't stress about waiting for the perfect time to buy.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
• There's no need to stress over a DM your friend sent or a meme on TikTok.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
• Yip stresses that art doesn’t have to cost a small fortune or come from a gallery.
  — Michelle Brunner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
• Robert Nielsen stressed there's still no evidence of a crime.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
• No need to stress over finding the right album for your mood anymore.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
• Per the outlet, Winfrey also stressed just how much she's had to do to achieve her new look.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• But on Wednesday, Scheffler didn’t have the vibe of a man who is stressing what the next few weeks would look like for him.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
• The brain enters what’s known as a high-focus visual mode when we’re stressed.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
• Harris stresses that the movie’s brilliance is not Kubrick’s alone.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2023
• All along, though, sources on both sides stressed that there was no concern about Brown’s contract.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Overall, Corley stressed that wild deer should be left alone.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• Okolo stressed that Tavion obeyed all of the officer’s commands yet was still shot.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
• The Hamas leadership has stressed that the tunnels are not for civilian use as air-raid shelters.
  — Ilan Ben Zion, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• In his speech, Biden stressed the gap between Hamas and the ordinary Palestinians in their midst.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• But Rost stressed that cities have a lot of leeway once those basic requirements are met.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
• He’s really stressed and is trying to instill that into Meghan, and then to Luke.
  — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2023
• Flowering shrubs that are stressed by drought this summer will struggle to bloom next spring.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2023
• Hagar wants to stress, more than anything, that fleeing from state troopers is a bad idea, and one that might force them to utilize a TVI.
  — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
• Bass acknowledged that the motels were far away from the camps, but stressed that her priority was getting them out of the tents.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
• To say our relationship is stressed would be putting it mildly.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
• Police Avery stressed that the hospital is safe but urged staff and visitors to not come at this time until the scene is cleared.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 July 2023
• Well, for me, three days is way more natural than like stressing [about responding] in the next 15 minutes.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 28 Sep. 2023
• Much like with the Air, Lucid is stressing roominess and cargo space as unique selling points with the Gravity.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 16 Nov. 2023
• This communal gesture aboard a flight where normally people keep to themselves, are brisk and stressed.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024