How to Use troubled in a Sentence

troubled

adjective
  • These have been troubled times.
  • She seemed troubled about something.
  • Leo went on to become a troubled teen.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Her hair is shining wet, her eyes troubled and far away.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
  • What if there had been more resources to help a troubled teen?
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
  • My boyfriend had a hard home life and was a troubled youth growing up.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 30 Sep. 2021
  • But the matcha market is troubled.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The brand has gone so far away from its roots that its future seems troubled.
    — New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Little Joe has a bit of a troubled past.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Artemis, by then, was already troubled.
    — Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That might be one thing the government can cling to in troubled times.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Grant’s account and court records show Amani had a troubled past.
    — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2021
  • As troubled as the town’s present is, its past is just as turbulent.
    — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
  • All seemed to be going well, but then came the first sign of troubled waters.
    — Emiko Jozuka, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN, 23 Oct. 2021
  • In these troubled times, what else can immigrants teach us to see?
    — Mark B. Pohlad, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • On his mother’s side, a line of troubled souls and eccentrics.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
  • His team had lost, but Williams didn’t seem too troubled by the outcome.
    — New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • That has to give you more concern that there may be more troubled buildings in the area.
    — NBC News, 27 June 2021
  • The school, which aimed to help troubled teens, closed down in 2011.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But Emily still looked troubled.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • All this comes as investors head into a troubled time for markets.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The oldest boy described what happened as putting him on a troubled path.
    — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The Panthers tend to shy away from prospects with troubled backgrounds.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Others, before the scandal of the manger, might feel deeply troubled.
    — CNN, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Memphis is deeply troubled, and the mayor is happy.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Yet Herakles led a very troubled life.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Lots of laughter, troubled gazes, leftovers.
    — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Plagued by delays and rumors of a troubled set, the film was expected to flop.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The initiative had a troubled start in the Queen City.
    — Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Smith's tenure in the NFL was troubled.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 14 June 2026

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