How to Use distressed in a Sentence

distressed

adjective

• The government provided funds to the economically distressed city.
• She felt emotionally and physically distressed.
• Donations were given to financially distressed families.
• Swags of distressed brown braids loop around the bed’s edges.
  — Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• The Yellow Ranger blocked the punch as the distressed woman was told to hide in the kitchen.
  — Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2022
• The slightly distressed leather boots are tough but light.
  — Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• Knitwear was distressed, with rough edges and slits, in both tops and dresses.
  — Colleen Barry, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2022
• Leather will show wear over time, but that distressed look is part of the charm in our opinion.
  — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
• The slightly distressed leather boots are tough but light.
  — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
• Along with a cropped white long-sleeve tee, the star donned a pair of distressed jeans by Dolce & Gabbana.
  — Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
• A couple of my colleagues called me up and were distressed.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
• And second, on their way home in the dark, a distressed young woman, Gozal (Darya Alei), looms up out of the night.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022
• Just add your favorite distressed denim and do a half-tuck with the tank.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2022
• Matey’s husband, whose dear friend in France has also been sent to the front, is distressed.
  — Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
• The owners were told to keep the calls short and end them if their parrot became distressed.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 4 May 2023
• The distressed hood in the kitchen is such a unique focal point and guests are always asking about it.
  — Ann Abel, House Beautiful, 24 June 2022
• All the kids from the distressed communities do get free meals.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2023
• In the fall, Cardi B wore a tan boot version and paired it with a distressed leather jacket.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
• Cons The fit of these and their distressed accents might not be for everyone.
  — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• Wear the sweater now with a pair of distressed denim shorts and sandals for an end-of-summer vibe.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2022
• The search-and-rescue team descends with a distressed hiker.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2023
• She was disturbed by how distressed the child looked during her first weeks on the shift.
  — Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• Half the people didn’t seem to understand and the rest were too distressed to notice him.
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• The ceiling on the ground floor features distressed wood slats that came from snow fencing in Wyoming.
  — Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
• The tiles have a distressed look and, honestly, look pretty close to the real deal.
  — Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
• Deeply distressed by the attack on my dear friend Abe Shinzo.
  — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 9 July 2022
• But this tale isn’t an account of some distressed damsel who gets swept up in the underworld.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
• Macro, distressed debt and other hedge funds are also in the red for investor flows year to date.
  — Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
• Instead, Lipa fastened the top button of the blazer and styled the rest of the look with distressed jeans and denim mules.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2023
• Text designs can be finished off using a variety of masks to render things like distressed text or a vintage look.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025