Examples of troubled in a Sentence
She seemed troubled about something.
These have been troubled times.
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The film follows a weary delivery driver with months to live who saves a brilliant but troubled teenage girl.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
But many parents of troubled adults face myriad obstacles in getting help for their children, said Pasquini, who is a former nine-year member of the Contra Costa County Mental Health Commission and who has long worked for changes in the state’s conservatorship laws.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Regime Change is synonymous to a lot of Washington with plenty of troubled records in removing one set of leaders for another.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
But government officials don’t have a great track record with such deals, as Brea’s own troubled redevelopment history makes clear.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Troubled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubled. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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