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severe worry or dismay- When you came to my house and told me I was distraught.David Baldacci -- Zero Day
- Following, Charles Halloway watched the distraught boy who led him; observed his head, his frame, the way his pelvis hung from his spine.Ray Bradbury -- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- In my defense, I was distraught about my children lying half-conscious at my feet.Rick Riordan -- The Trials of Apollo
- The last time she'd seen him, she'd been distraught; the last time they'd been together, he hadn't bothered to say good-bye.Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
- "You're very distraught, which means 'upset."Lemony Snicket -- The Wide Window
- I sat on my bed, petting the still distraught Nala.P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Marked
- Leonardo is .... distraught.J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
- He lacked all capacity for sustained worry or the distraught vigilance that comes from paranoia.Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
- Catherine was near distraught: still, she persisted that she must go home, and tried entreaty in her turn, persuading him to subdue his selfish agony.Emily Bronte -- Wuthering Heights
- "I can see that for myself," he snapped, distraught.Geraldine Brooks -- Year of Wonders
- Teabing looked distraught.Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
- In the holding cell, I found Shay still distraught, his eyes squinched shut.Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart
- The previous fall, when he'd come to take tea with Haji Ali, Mortenson had found Korphe's old nurmadhar distraught.Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
- My father gave money instead and she was distraught, saying that wasn't the same.Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
- I swear I saw the ghost of Granny flit distraught around the room.Olive Ann Burns -- Cold Sassy Tree
- The distraught young man stood in the middle of the road and glared back at the town.Sherwood Anderson -- Winesburg, Ohio
- To one side, on the couch, the distraught Mary Lincoln is being comforted by Clara Harris.Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
- I was so distraught over what happened to her that I wanted her to keep drinking, as if my blood could fix everything for her.Bella Forrest -- A Shade of Vampire
- And Valentine actually did seem distraught over their deaths.Cassandra Clare -- City of Glass
- Minho was standing behind him, looking distraught and dirty, and spotted Thomas first.James Dashner -- The Maze Runner