How to Use stressed in a Sentence

stressed

adjective
  • He was feeling pretty stressed about the deadline.
  • Want to know a good way to feel stressed?
    — Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
  • These deeply stressed owners are a large group.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This deficit caused the organoid cells to become stressed and die.
    — Mark Johnson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Dropping her arms opens up her stride to feel smoother and less stressed.
    — Chris Chavez, SI.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • One of the eight dogs was too stressed out by the crowd and had to be taken home.
    — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, 29 July 2019
  • Pots that are too big or small can cause the plant to grow more roots or become stressed.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
  • There were three very stressed out, hung over looking people.
    — Amanda Brooks, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2019
  • Healthy sleep will enable you to feel more refreshed and less stressed.
    — Sonja Marie, Essence, 30 June 2020
  • For stressed, parched skin, this facial oil is the gold standard.
    — Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Some are doing well, but some are very brown, stressed and struggling.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 8 June 2017
  • Since then, many lenders have been forced to make provisions for stressed loans.
    — Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, 10 Dec. 2019
  • More stressed or just more comfortable?
    — Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Shy guys might feel even more stressed about working up the courage to talk to an awesome girl.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 6 Apr. 2017
  • One who was too stressed to hold the puck and make plays when the Leafs needed him to.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Focus on stretching the muscles that feel tight or sore when stressed.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Kids have plenty of reasons to feel stressed about the holidays this year.
    — Vicky Hallett, National Geographic, 24 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
  • This is partly because healthy plants are better able to withstand frost than stressed ones.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Our poor Toby, always so stressed, always so rushed.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Do not overfertilize a stressed plant.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, states across the South and southwest ranked among the most stressed overall.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, their stress response looked much closer to people in the non-stressed control group.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The more green space there is around a school, the less the students feel stressed and mentally fatigued.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Infested plants are usually too stressed to bloom well.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Favorite plants can no longer survive the heat stress, and disease and bugs quickly set in on stressed plants.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • When the hosts are stressed or diseased, their control breaks down, and their microbiomes start to change.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • Glendale and Phoenix also appeared in the more stressed half of the ranking.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
  • But overall, this is a rare dash of good news for financially stressed tenants.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026

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