How to Use stressed in a Sentence

stressed

adjective
  • He was feeling pretty stressed about the deadline.
  • This deficit caused the organoid cells to become stressed and die.
    Mark Johnson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Treat stressed and sick trees with the Sick Tree Treatment.
    Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • All of which are signs that the plant is extremely stressed.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 May 2022
  • And why does this child feel so threatened, so stressed?
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The Martínez brothers were growing more and more stressed.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • Tom Bosley: With Covid, people were even more stressed out and on edge.
    Lisa Ling, CNN, 13 Dec. 2020
  • For stressed, parched skin, this facial oil is the gold standard.
    Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Healthy sleep will enable you to feel more refreshed and less stressed.
    Sonja Marie, Essence, 30 June 2020
  • Box Breathing: This is good for when you are overwhelmed and stressed.
    Womensmedia, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • My father, who used to be the calmest man, is so stressed and sorrowful.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The abuser can become more stressed and out of control.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The more green space there is around a school, the less the students feel stressed and mentally fatigued.
    Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Among the most stressed basketball fans, the Miami Heat were at the top (32.4%).
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Since then, many lenders have been forced to make provisions for stressed loans.
    Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, 10 Dec. 2019
  • At the end of the day, the best advice is to not get too stressed over how to use your vacation days wisely.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Key Takeaways Research shows that the U.S. population is one of the most stressed in the world.
    Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Focus on stretching the muscles that feel tight or sore when stressed.
    Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The fact that his level went down with treatment of the AVM is evidence that his heart is less stressed.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 July 2023
  • More than half of the all students surveyed (remote or not) were more stressed out about school in 2020 than in years past.
    Laura Furr Mericas, Chron, 15 Feb. 2021
  • Finally, concrete can join the rest of us in 2020 and arrive pre-stressed.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Compared to the trees down below, there were even more connections where the soil was drier and the trees more stressed.
    Suzanne Simard, Wired, 7 May 2021
  • Kids have plenty of reasons to feel stressed about the holidays this year.
    Vicky Hallett, National Geographic, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The rent increase is hard to stomach for stressed renters like Ramirez, because rents are falling across the Bay Area.
    Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Bond said a child can feel stressed or sad from a breakup or a challenging test at school — that’s normal.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Beauty launched a shimmer-free gel that has squalane to soothe stressed skin.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
  • Favorite plants can no longer survive the heat stress, and disease and bugs quickly set in on stressed plants.
    Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • As the global pandemic drags on, many of us are more stressed out than usual.
    Tara John, CNN, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Americans are now among the most stressed people in the world, according to Gallup.
    Marc Zao-Sanders, Quartz at Work, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Jalapeños get spicier if the plants are a little stressed during the growing season.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024

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