You saved us from what could have been a very...distressing scene.

She gets very distressed on being touched and indeed a senior sister described a very distressing scene.

Tonight, he walked slowly to allow the distressing scenes the evening had brought to recede somewhat.

During the several days after that distressing scene, nothing was heard from the Devery house.

The distressing scenes of Albanians trying to escape from their poverty shocked the world.

It had been months since he made any joking references to their distressing scene at the Yankee jail.

It was a distressing scene, but it left the Lensman cold.

Over the brief and distressing scene which followed it may be well to drop a veil.

I found some of the scenes quite distressing and quite offensive.

It did nothing to improve the situation and still more distressing scenes occurred.