Examples of troubled in a Sentence
She seemed troubled about something.
These have been troubled times.
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The move is aimed at disrupting the gangs' operations and supporting efforts to restore order in the troubled Caribbean nation.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Laura arrives there to rebuild her life, but the irresistible pull of quick money and crime immediately draws her back into a troubled past.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 May 2025
Wife describes troubled life of victim The dead man, Jorge Gonzalez, 37, immigrated to the United States from Mexico about 20 years ago, his wife, Teresa, told the New York Daily News.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Ocean Vuong’s second novel begins when an elderly Lithuanian woman with early-stage dementia saves Hai, a troubled 19-year-old, from taking his own life.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Laura arrives there to rebuild her life, but the irresistible pull of quick money and crime immediately draws her back into a troubled past.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 May 2025
Wife describes troubled life of victim The dead man, Jorge Gonzalez, 37, immigrated to the United States from Mexico about 20 years ago, his wife, Teresa, told the New York Daily News.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Ocean Vuong’s second novel begins when an elderly Lithuanian woman with early-stage dementia saves Hai, a troubled 19-year-old, from taking his own life.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
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“Troubled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubled. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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