How to Use distraught in a Sentence

distraught

adjective

• She was distraught over the death of her partner.
• Distraught relatives are waiting for news of the missing children.
• Judith was distraught that her three children were placed among foster parents and relatives.
  — Chris Kenning, courier-journal.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• One in particular sticks with him – a distraught man who was struggling with addiction who was in the program nearly a year.
  — Mary Beth McCauley, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2019
• Some people distraught over the pollution are considering leaving the city for good.
  — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
• Son, who saw red for his part in causing the injury, was visibly distraught, as were a number of other players who saw the challenge close up.
  — SI.com, 3 Nov. 2019
• TJ’s grandmother, Sherie Moore, said her family has been distraught over his death.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 10 Dec. 2019
• In the fall finale, Rollins was kidnapped at gunpoint by an extremely distraught Bucci.
  — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 28 Dec. 2019
• Wearing a black trenchcoat, the senior — visibly distraught — entered a classroom right before lunch.
  — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2019
• Liliana Awan looked visibly distraught during the brief news conference.
  — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2019
• Ordering her to play the role of distraught potential widow, the reporter order Sterling’s character to attend mass.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2019
• Like the distraught wife of the hero who saves the day.
  — Molly Horan, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2018
• No nori would grow off the coast of Japan, and farmers were distraught.
  — Esther Inglis-Arkell, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2017
• A few feet away from the car was a distraught middle-aged white male.
  — Rachel Dissell, cleveland.com, 28 Apr. 2018
• There was a lot of blood on the floor, but besides that, the owner was distraught.
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 18 June 2023
• The girls, they were just distraught about what had transpired.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2021
• Her mother, so distraught by the loss of her child, ends her own life.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 5 Feb. 2023
• Manzo broke free and, distraught, went to the bathroom to wash her hands.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
• Or the distraught girlfriend of the man who would and does risk everything.
  — Molly Horan, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2018
• The friend was distraught, but Barr was thrilled: the book was ruffling feathers.
  — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 25 July 2021
• The description of the distraught man as a friend had confused matters for the agent.
  — Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
• Aemond looks distraught, but the damage is done and the first stone of the Dance of Dragons has been thrown.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Oct. 2022
• Maddie is shocked and distraught when Kyle is pulled out of Ty's car.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2022
• Near them sat a distraught Guatemalan father and his 7-year-old son.
  — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021
• To the shock and horror of all, the distraught knight impales himself on his sword.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
• Huang, who has run restaurants in the area for 28 years, was distraught when his staff told him what happened.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
• On seeing the replay after the game, Joyce was distraught.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
• Wooten said his deputies are very distraught over what happened and for the family of Brown.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 28 Apr. 2021
• Jon Bon Jovi helped talk a distraught woman off the ledge of a Nashville bridge, police said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
• Even as the mothers were distraught, one of the women defended Burke.
  — Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024