stress

In a sentence

Six example sentences with stress, each labelled with its topic.

• Marathon training places steady stress on the tendons, so coaches add mileage a little each week rather than all at once.

  Fitness

• The stress of making payroll showed in the founder's face by Thursday, and she slept only after the wire cleared.

  Startups

• Researchers measured exam stress by sampling students' saliva for cortisol on the morning of the final and again a week later.

  Psychology

• Years of unrelieved stress raise blood pressure, so the doctor asked about her working hours before writing any prescription.

  Medicine

• The stress of a solo audition can tighten a violinist's bow arm, so teachers rehearse the walk on stage as well as the piece.

  Music

• The stress of a game seven shows in the free throw numbers, which dip for even the calmest shooters.

  Basketball

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Each source is a published word list that contains stress. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

More Academic words

• stressed
• capacity
• editing
• featured
• define
• edited
• researcher
• ethics
• demonstrate
• similarity
• accuracy
• integrity