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The phrase "Highly distraught" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is extremely upset or distressed about a situation. Example: "After hearing the news of the accident, she was highly distraught and struggled to compose herself."
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Highly distraught, Davis attempted to withdraw from her next film Mr. Skeffington (1944); but Jack Warner, who had halted production following Farnsworth's death, convinced her to continue.
Ms. So was one of several residents in the crowd that gathered outside the building, some taking shelter in an Emergency Medical Service bus, others, highly distraught, milling around and wondering about other victims.
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Brown's step-father's "Burn this bitch down" reactionary comment was highly criticized although he was reasonably distraught over the unjust loss of his child.
Larraín also perfectly manages a highly skilled tech crew: Cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine (A Prophet) picks close-ups that focus on the first lady's distraught face.
How distraught?
(Distraught) "What?
Laurie Walker is distraught.
She looked distraught.
Clark looked distraught.
Rosalinde enters, distraught.
Blanchett was distraught.
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