How to Use stressful in a Sentence

stressful

adjective

• I had a stressful day at work today.
• The huddle was by far the most stressful part of the job.
  — Time, 21 Aug. 2023
• Think about how stressful of a job that is on the best of days.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
• While the result is stunning, the process was stressful, to say the least.
  — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023
• In the last few months, air travel has been stressful, to say the least.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2021
• The most stressful thing was a pint-sized pooch yapping at the end of a leash.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
• Who could blame the guy for wanting to take a less stressful job?
  — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
• For many people, work is the most stressful part of their lives.
  — Jason Leverant, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• The other thing that was a little stressful was the length of time.
  — Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com, 22 June 2021
• But this oil saves me, even in the most stressful seasons of change.
  — Anja Webb, Parents, 28 July 2025
• But finding the right person to present to the rest of the team and work with day in and day out is stressful.
  — Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
• What was the hardest, or most stressful, scene to shoot?
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 17 Nov. 2022
• The change will also make the process less stressful for gate agents, Delta added.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
• If the Suns check that off their list of to-dos, this round of the playoffs might not be as stressful as the last.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2022
• This show's a good wind down to a stressful writing day.
  — Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
• A day at the beach doesn't need to be stressful or expensive.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
• Gift-giving doesn’t have to be stressful, and a heartfelt gift is the best kind of present.
  — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
• The protests of 2020, Evans told me, were more stressful than his deployment to Afghanistan.
  — Jamie Thompson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• What's even more stressful is the fact nobody knows when the pain is going to end.
  — Robert Farrington, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• The group’s runners show up in spite of having stressful jobs or a long work day.
  — Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• Lasagna is the king of Sunday dinners, and this recipe is the least stressful way to get it on the table.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
• Looking for the perfect gift doesn’t have to be stressful.
  — Frank Rojas Erik Carter, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• Can't even imagine how stressful it's been for her through all of this.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
• Calabrese noted that a day in the life of an adult midge can be very stressful.
  — Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 14 May 2021
• Maya Rudolph is looking back on a stressful time in her life.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
• The whole thing was kind of stressful in that way, but really thrilling.
  — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 21 May 2021
• That said, stressful times can increase burnout and nobody likes to see their company (or their stock) losing ground to rivals.
  — Diane Brady, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
• These are stressful, chaotic, confusing times, and the best way through it is to find human connection.
  — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
• This is a reminder that growth doesn’t have to be stressful.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 8 Feb. 2026
• For years, bedtime was the most stressful part of my day.
  — Reem Raouda, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026