Sentence examples for while distressing from inspiring English sources

But he said the reports of spying on world leaders, while distressing to the eavesdroppers because it will make their targets more wary, contained no surprises.

And the encounters, while distressing, appeared to take a surprisingly severe toll: the 51 drivers who went on paid leave after a spitting incident took, on average, 64 days off work — the equivalent of three months with pay.

The researchers believe that these attacks are already happening in the wild and that their solution – while distressing – isn't unique, which makes it much scarier.

Do not wear the jeans while distressing, because it can cause injury to your knee.

If too much of the cabinet's finish is sanded off while distressing it, repaint the cabinet and repeat the distressing process with a lighter touch.

Far too many citizens are still trapped in long-term unemployment, while a distressing number of young people struggle to secure a job – any job.

"Injuries are a part of the game, and while very distressing for the player concerned, as a squad we have to accept them as a fact of life.

While sometimes distressing, the denialism of old age — think of the sixty-three-year-old Freud's horror at realizing that the elderly gentleman he's glimpsed on the train is in fact his own reflection, or the scientist Lewis Wolpert's lament, "How can a seventeen-year-old like me suddenly be eighty-one?" — is also proof of our ability to remain on intimate terms with younger versions of ourself.

I know people who take a more active interest in animal than in human rights simply because they find the latter too harrowing, too difficult to combat, and too complicated, whereas the former, while still distressing, has simpler, more obvious solutions and, to some eyes, far less moral ambiguity.

I will continue to take it at any price while enduring distressing side effects, if it is effective, but it may not be really effective for me, so it's a balance with side effects (76-year-old male; Participant L).

Your ability to organize information in a coherent manner while withstanding distressing or drawn-out situations will be vital to becoming a competent detective.