How To Use Distraught In A Sentence

His distraught wife Lesley had to break the devastating news to the children that their dad would not be coming home.
He intends to plead not guilty, according to his lawyer, Plato Cacheris, who characterized his client as emotionally distraught.
He said floral tributes had been put at the front door to the flat, including one by a girl who seemed quite distraught.
Some of the professors at a local university are distraught over the state of affairs here.
He also sends his friend Dr. Lefebre, an observant alienist, to check on the emotional well being of the distraught Lucy whose aunts insist she is deranged. A Mortal Curiosity-Ann Granger « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews

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Plenty of distraught candidates have gone to court accusing the voting machines of miscounting their votes, but to little avail.
The mother was distraught - she was being sick. Times, Sunday Times
It was when he woke in the night that he realised the extent of his injuries and was distraught. The Sun
Anna gave Klaus a beseeching look, but he was studying his hands, his face distraught. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
Your dollar went to help bury a mother and four-year-old son who had no reason to die, " a distraught writer from Illinois wrote.
I was distraught and let out a bellow of tearful rage.
The harrowing footage showed her being carried to hospital by a distraught companion. Times, Sunday Times
I slept through the whole thing, but it left my mother distraught and my father enraged. Times, Sunday Times
The pictures were then sent to the distraught mother, helping to calm her and assuage her habit of self-harm. Times, Sunday Times
The distraught parents, from a remote Continental community, were determined the operation should not go ahead.
Distraught pet owners have offered a reward to find the brute who slashed their cat with a knife and left it for dead with a 12-inch gash across its back and side.
Distraught fans can seek comfort in reports of a film adaptation. Times, Sunday Times
My parents were distraught and upset by the actions of this person or people.
The harrowing footage showed her being carried to hospital by a distraught companion. Times, Sunday Times
He was said to be distraught about the collapse of the company that he had built into a global powerhouse in the telecoms sector. Times, Sunday Times
He is just as angst-ridden and distraught as he was when he first amazed the world.
The teenager whose courageous three year battle against cancer has featured in the Evening Advertiser was distraught by the incident, and went home in floods of tears.
They were terribly distraught at the news of his accident.
Her distraught dad felt it was important to show the reality of terminal illness. The Sun
Staff in the small health spa looked distraught. Times, Sunday Times
It's a little disconcerting hearing the wide-eyed troubadour so distraught, but if it's any consolation, the emotional intensity of his folksy confessionals and heartfelt power-pop nuggets have been jacked up considerably.
He was distraught afterwards, and his act could only be explained as a momentary mental lapse. Times, Sunday Times
The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
Jim Leyritz said he was distraught and "overstressed" - but not suicidal - before he checked into a psych ward. NY Daily News
I would be totally distraught if she died and I couldn't do anything about it.
Distraught Ron appeals to Jimmy to help him get a gun so that he will be able to protect his family.
The only other distraught note was the occasional wrinkling seen in the tutu skirts.
Do you recall the distraught lady in _Ruddigore_, who was always charmed into silence by the mystic word "Basingstoke"? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917
The legalities of the situation didn't prevent the tabloid doorstepping his distraught mother and naming the housing estate where his parents live.
The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
A distraught widow who was awarded £2,000 compensation by a utility company faced further anguish when the firm's bank refused to honour the cheque.
The raw grief is etched into their pale, distraught faces. The Sun
The distraught father killed him, and used the unwritten law as his defense.
The raw grief is etched into their pale, distraught faces. The Sun
Humans are killing the Earth and the alien confederation is distraught by this. Movie Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still | Heretical Ideas Magazine
They were too distraught to talk and appealed to the assembled media to stay away.
Michelle and her children's deaths have shattered their families and left them distraught.
His voice was kind of crackly and he sounded really distraught and I knew immediately something was very wrong because I’d known him for two years, and never heard anxiety like that in his voice. Complete transcript: Paul Kimmage’s interview of Floyd Landis
Martje lives in a world of binaries: she is a confident, strong-willed owner of a business, yet she is fragile, emotionally unstable, and distraught by a previous trauma that seems to haunt her.
He was absolutely distraught afterwards and fully co-operative. Times, Sunday Times
Su, distraught because thieves had stolen her suitcases, was arrested for allegedly failing to show police an identity card.
He spake as a man distraught and redeless; but she smiled on him pleasantly, and said: Now by this time shouldst thou have devised what was to do, and spared me the pain thereof. The Water of the Wondrous Isles
TV stations are holding phone-in therapy sessions for distraught viewers.
Her distraught mother said she'd had no idea. Times, Sunday Times
I'll never forget the power of certain moments: in Mitchell's production of Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis, Clytemnestra is secured inside a building, distraught at her daughter's kidnap; then it starts raining through a hole in the roof, with helicopters blasting through from outside. The artists's artist: theatre directors
He didn't seem distraught or upset in any way. The Sun
A distraught mother whose special needs son has vanished from his east Belfast home is praying for his safe return.
But if rage or desire implied freedom we must allow freedom to animals, infants, maniacs, the distraught, the victims of malpractice producing incontrollable delusions. The Six Enneads.
The appalled actor instantly apologised and was clearly distraught to have offended. The Sun
My parents are simply distraught as the medals are irreplaceable. Times, Sunday Times
The child's distraught parents pleaded for witnesses to contact the police.
She was distraught at the prospect of another war. DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain
A distraught York mother says she has no idea how she will feed her family over Easter after tax credits chaos left her almost penniless.
She slung a sisterly arm around her best friend's shoulders, understanding how distraught she was.
Wardens are told to ticket a distraught woman whose car has broken down.
Simultaneously, a distraught Martin Platt, deserted by lover Rebecca, blurted out the truth about their affair to wife Gail.
Distraught readers can rest assured that we will provide proof that beer increases male potency and eliminates world hunger just as soon we have consoled ourselves with a few pints.
The distraught owners spent several hours walking around the area searching for their dogs but had no luck.
She's still too distraught to speak about the tragedy.
The kayaker pulled the visibly distraught and injured dog to safety. Kayak Fisherman Rescues Dog: Bizarre End To Grisly Tale (VIDEO)
Distraught by such wholesale destructions, Shenoy started salvaging whatever he could.
Ivy wandered aimlessly in her chemise and petticoats, too distraught to return to her quarters and dress.
The vicar is distraught, but too meek and mild to withstand his determined churchwarden.
Her distraught dad felt it was important to show the reality of terminal illness. The Sun
She sounded absolutely distraught.
There have been things over the years that have left me heartbroken, distraught, upset. The Sun
He did not see Mavering again till the train was on its way, when he came in, looking distraughtly about for his friend. April Hopes
He was so honored and yet again, distraught that my name was on the bottom corner.
The couple who have been together for 13 months, were distraught and confused as it seemed no one could help them.
One is very elderly and is distraught as she thought the world of him. The Sun
Juliet's mother is very distraught at her daughter's preference for sports rather than lacy underthings.
Next time I picked it up it scratched and groaned and whined and blobbed across the page and I was ridiculously distraught over what was basically a metal tube with a pointy end. A fount of pens
He said in the early hours of November 25 last year he saw the accused distraught, shaking and "bawling". Stuff.co.nz - Stuff
Astrid was clearly making an effort to look cheerful, but I could tell she was distraught, and even I felt a little guilty at the thought of poor Łukasz, who had been nice to me, languishing in some Communist jail cell while we feasted on langouste and oysters. Dreaming in French
This distraught dad told me that the previous night, he had gone out to sit by the family pool. Christianity Today
This is something no one dare tell a distraught woman, desperate to know whether she should be grieving or not.
Tape of the scene shot by news helicopters show a distraught woman, driving a Jaguar, wearing a fur coat.
Sleepy and distraught, she plays a dangerous game of dodgeball with semi trucks and sports cars.
Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.
This new information prompts everyone turns to Jennifer and her mother who distraughtly says over and over that Jennifer only has tonsillitis. Elites TV
I became a distraught, worried mother, a useless role if ever there was one.
A distraught woman has called the station reporting that her partner is threatening her and we speed to the scene.
The distraught uncle said the family was praying for the safe release of the teenager.
The goalkeeper is one of the few redoubtable characters in this England squad, but he looked somewhere between furious and distraught. Times, Sunday Times
Still distraught over her shortness with him, he reminded her that the days of divorce being taboo were long gone.
Prince had no complaint save that he was a hot amourist and distraught of vitals. Arabian nights. English
I became a distraught, worried mother, a useless role if ever there was one.
A black-robed priest offered what words of consolation and comfort he could to distraught onlookers as more than 20 ambulances ferried the injured to hospitals.
Telephone lines became jammed as distraught relatives tried to check up on loved-ones but that did not stop the rumours spreading as attention turned to who was responsible.
She was distraught at the prospect of another war. DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain
When he was dismissed - caught at deep backward point - he looked distraught. The Sun
They have been receiving intensive counselling and during the interviews they were clearly distraught. Times, Sunday Times
The distraught 15-year-old says she was forced to drink large quantities of alcohol before being set upon.
Her descent into madness - from the efficient and beautiful, puffy-cheeked housewife, to the distraught and unhinged, hollow-eyed fragment of her former self - is one cinema's most overlooked performances.
‘Your father is alive and well, Prince Vincent. ‘Murasaki smiled as hope unlooked for dawned upon the distraught boy.’
The thing about spam that's really surprising and makes me distraught is that previously reputable marketers (but lazy ones, apparently) are willing to risk their entire brand for a few bucks.
She was left distraught after callous thieves stole the wheelchair from outside her flat in Godric Place.
The distraught mother of the slain young man said disconsolately at his funeral, ‘I don't know who to blame for my son's death.
Distraught relatives at Cairo airport complained of a lack of information. Times, Sunday Times
Brian Tannebaum has been called a blathering idiot by Niki Black is distraught over all this criticism and snarkiness. Simple Justice
After the fender-bender, he went to their apartment and again appeared distraught, taking out a handgun and threatening to shoot himself, the wife told police. Man in Trunk Is Identified; Driver Sought
Yesterday, Cassie's distraught grandmother, Elizabeth Chery, fought to hold back the tears as she lamented his loss.
Parents, on the other hand, become distraught as they watch their delightful baby turn into a monster.
He only knew what it meant from seeing how distraught his mother was. Times, Sunday Times
The Oregonian later reported that an 18-year-old woman left a distraught voicemail for Wu, accusing him of an "aggressive" sexual encounter.
Margo's performance inside the hansom cab, weeping distraughtly and leaning against Shahdi Feroz, left Mr. Shannon clearing his throat in sympathy. Ripping Time
Ms. Palomina is distraught 'cause she lose ar pickney an she haff wan himposter inna de house wid ar. Jamaica - Full Feed
Huddled safe back in the royal gharry, distraught he looked up and asked Chandaka about the old men he had seen. Buddhism: A beginners guide: Part 2
Most of his clients are people distraught at the estrangement of a family member.
The pictures were then sent to the distraught mother, helping to calm her and assuage her habit of self-harm. Times, Sunday Times
Her dark eyes held a look so distraught and crestfallen that she didn't even notice the eeriness around her.
The verdict and sentence have left Rita's older sister Annette distraught and deeply upset.
The mum was coming backwards and forwards, she was so distraught. Times, Sunday Times
Her family have been informed by police and were said to be distraught.
Su, distraught because thieves had stolen her suitcases, was arrested for allegedly failing to show police an identity card.
As he blew the final whistle Collina walked over to the distraught Kahn to offer his commiserations but Kahn was unmoved.
They were upset and distraught. The Sun
Bath then captured 5-22 and must have been distraught when Bolton were able to scramble a two-wicket win off the final delivery.
Sleep 'I am pretty distraught. The Sun
Most of them were absolutely distraught. Times, Sunday Times
Distraught messages The night before she spent a sleepless night tweeting increasingly distraught messages. The Sun
You were syphoning petrol out of a car that had three distraught children in it, but figured it was best to keep quiet.
We also see how she helps distraught family members cope with the loss of a loved one. The Sun
Men and women lounge in striped deck chairs only to be replaced by distraught, fighting figures illuminated in flashing lights.
Miss Woodhouse said she had been left distraught by the cold-blooded murder, which has baffled police.
He was distraught and we virtually had to tie him down to stop him leaping back into the water.
Visibly distraught, she claimed they had tied her up and defecated and urinated on her and showed reporters scratches on her face and a bloodied thigh. Libyan woman recounts gang rape by Gadhafi troops
When he was dismissed - caught at deep backward point - he looked distraught. The Sun
The pictures were then sent to the distraught mother, helping to calm her and assuage her habit of self-harm. Times, Sunday Times
Distraught Thai, Laotian and Cambodian fisherman and farmers blame Chinese dams for killing off fish stocks, cutting irrigation and disrupting livelihoods.
The family was distraught on Monday after a lifetime's possessions were reduced to ashes in just minutes.
Matthew's distraught mother, Ann, was offered comfort by the youngsters at the scene.
Charles departs for the opera, leaving a distraught Diana to keep a bedside vigil for two days by herself.
So, while everyone below me is allowed to be distraught and upset and embarrassed, and while everyone above me is allowed to get all touchy-feely with their own emotions about what I must be going through, I'm not allowed to do anything.
Former Yankee Jim Leyritz said he was distraught and "overstressed" - but not suicidal - before checking into a psych ward. NY Daily News
After looking up my marks on Quest, I was distraught to find they had a slight scar to them.
His family were too distraught to speak yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Upset over the turn of events, they slyly have her removed from their home, leaving both the maid and the young daughter distraught.
I was upset and distraught - I had no one around who could give me some support - but very quickly I got angry and sent an email to Geoff Hoon complaining about the decision.
This heinous crime has left them all distraught. The Sun
A distraught father has told how his wife sat watching TV as a car crashed through their living room wall.
Outside the Russia House, headquarters for the country's Olympic delegation in Turin, a horde of people gathered at the entryway, looking frozen and distraught.
A distraught Harry Tench stood there, wild-eyed, looking more like an owl than ever. GOODBYE CURATE
Their human owners are left distraught and uncared-for. Times, Sunday Times
The raw grief is etched into their pale, distraught faces. The Sun
Distraught messages The night before she spent a sleepless night tweeting increasingly distraught messages. The Sun
The distraught military policewoman applied for a posting to be near her family. Times, Sunday Times
At this time of the year when school, university, technikon and other associated tertiary education fees need to be paid, I am being inundated with requests for assistance from distraught parents.
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The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
The cousin's distraught mum arrived just as her comatose son was discovered. The Sun
The doors to the room flew open and in waltzed a distraught looking Gabriel followed by a frazzled Zadikeil.
Birdalone was still somewhat distraught, but she knew not how to naysay him, though at heart she would liefer have gone back to the castle by the shortest way. The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Better than fame, better than being fought over by a thousand women, better than coming back from the dead to find the whole world made distraught by your passing—to be told that you have been held in a single heart, thought about and thought about, missed, longed for, pictured and bodied forth day after day, month after month, year after year, and for all your failings heroized. Kalooki Nights
The sudden loss of their beloved puppies has left owners distraught and desperate.
The two-year-old's distraught dad picked him up and rushed outside screaming for help. The Sun
The distraught parents of Adele, who died last year, said the fine was an ‘absolute insult to us and to the memory of Adele’.
“He started molesting me when I was ten,” Veronica announced distraughtly. A Dangerous Return
I remember a Roy Lichtenstein drawing from the 80s that showed a distraught woman of indeterminate age with a speech bubble saying, I can't believe it ... Pamela Newton: The Curse of the Unmarried Generation
Yesterday, his role was that of a prayer of the faithful reader and a comforter to his distraught mum.
Belief is the mood which emancipates us from the paralysing dubieties of distraught souls, and leaves us full possession of ourselves by furnishing an unshaken and inexpugnable base for action and thought, and subordinating passion to conviction. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I Essay 2: Carlyle
These are not works of an isolate, primitive, or emotionally distraught outsider.
There was none so I smiled at the distraught gentleman and game him the thumbs up sign.
The heart demands effort, effort to recover those distraught, terrified, agonizing, serried bundles of kin who we imagine to actually await impatiently for rescue.
A distraught widow who was awarded £2,000 compensation by a utility company faced further anguish when the firm's bank refused to honour the cheque.
Distraught and depressed, the old veteran accomplishes this by sacrificing himself to an assassin he hires.
I came home absolutely distraught because it was my dream job. Times, Sunday Times
Pain, anger, suffering, sorrow, loss, death, distraught, fear; all of those were brought on by war.
His family are completely and utterly distraught. The Sun
Barber laid down the astrolabe, leaving the greater part of my head unpolled; and, sitting on the ground, turned over the scents and incense and aloes wood and essences till I was well nigh distraught. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
The distraught family have been left praying for a miracle. The Sun
She said: 'I am distraught by the sudden loss of my best friend. The Sun
Still distraught, he finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy, a beautiful nurse.
I slept through the whole thing, but it left my mother distraught and my father enraged. Times, Sunday Times
The term panic is almost synonymous in our language with distraught, ineffective, overreactive behavior. Stress and the Manager
Sita was sufficiently distraught to not wonder at Anita's arrival; the young widow took the parcels from Anita and called her maidservant, who appeared, sized up Anita, and took the bundles away to the kitchen. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Normally serene palms toss their woolly mop heads like distraught grieving women who can not take any more suffering.
This heinous crime has left them all distraught. The Sun
The mum was coming backwards and forwards, she was so distraught. Times, Sunday Times
Miccoli was indeed distraught after equalising for Palermo with a pearler just before half-time, and could be seen trudging back to the centre-circle, a look of abject misery on his face. From which wedding venues can you see football stadiums?
When her distraught daughter shared her concern, she too began to cry.
She was in floods of tears and absolutely distraught. Times, Sunday Times
The incidence of Aids also made her distraught, as did what she regarded as official complacency about it.

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