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Examples of stressful in a Sentence
I had a stressful day at work today.
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Retirement Without the Stress Retirement doesn’t have to be stressful.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Brannigan explained that many women tend to overlook their weekday outfits, which can make choosing weekend outfits stressful.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Making a reservation for a large birthday party in Manhattan a month out is already stressful—finding one for a wedding is even harder.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
The arbitration process can be ‘stressful’ Major League Baseball takes a centralized approach to arbitration, and Cubs executives delegate some of those responsibilities within the front office.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Stressful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressful. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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