as in agitated
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
distraught relatives waiting to learn whether there were any survivors of the plane crash
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Recent Examples of distraught
This may be why his teammates were so distraught after Dell went down in the Week 16 matchup with the Chiefs.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Aging mansions, castles, stagecoaches, distraught women in nightgowns, and a madman in an asylum are all present and accounted for.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
George, defiant and determined to return home, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The defendant appeared to be distraught after the verdicts were read on Thursday.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Aging mansions, castles, stagecoaches, distraught women in nightgowns, and a madman in an asylum are all present and accounted for.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
George, defiant and determined to return home, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The defendant appeared to be distraught after the verdicts were read on Thursday.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for distraught
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distraught
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That’s why, in the final minutes of the team’s home finale last month, agitated fans at Soldier Field serenaded McCaskey and his family with an impassioned request.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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In the middle of the party, an accordion player jigged among a group of young, unsteady revelers, rapping to the beat like an agitated auctioneer.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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Few folks are worried about how the yard looks, but Travis Hogan has a keen interest in green grass in January.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2025
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But the more time Zuckerberg spends in Mar-a-Lago, the more Sam Altman and Tim Cook should be worried.—
Alex Heath,
The Verge,
12 Jan. 2025
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Growers reported a drop in workers showing up to their jobs, and advocacy groups saw a surge of frightened families show up to legal workshops on how to protect themselves against deportation.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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When Julia arrived with a can of cat food, the first kitten had already been adopted, but the second—a frightened and feisty tabby—was still there.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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McConnell remembers strangers stopping in the road to pray for the boy before he was rushed to Children’s Hospital New Orleans after a police officer assured the frantic mother that her son was still alive.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The quick minute-and-a-half clip introduces us to a frantic Mullen, who's testing different codes on a safe to try and break into it.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Read Next Florida Shelter thought dog was scared — but something else was wrong.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Thirty years ago, Blake was himself a scared kid.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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One of my acquaintances is upset because her favorite place to get glasses is no longer in her plan’s network.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Those takeaways were an instrumental part of Denver’s formula in a 24-22 upset.—
Nick Kosmider,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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