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Example sentences for: distressing

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The book's cynicism is even more distressing, symptomatic as it is of a larger cynicism that seems to have gripped our public culture.
Eyes that remain open can be distressing to onlookers unless the condition is understood.
Thus Barlow's belief that "property law of all sorts" has always "found definition" on the "physical plane" signals a distressing confusion on his part.
The most distressing part of Potter's decision was his swipe at social experimentation.
The NewsHour's mini-documentaries don't shy away from distressing scenes of war and misery, but the panel discussions that follow generally still the racing heart.