On July 29, he had published an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun saying, “I’m distraught at the thought of our kids in the city missing more school.”
The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning|by Alec MacGillis|September 28, 2020|ProPublica
Even some families who already had one stay-at-home parent have been publicly distraught over the lack of safe, in-person instruction options for their children.
The Learning Curve: School Is Now an Antidote Few Families Can Access|Will Huntsberry|September 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Distraught, confused and ashamed, both men broke down in the courtroom, weeping like children and begging for forgiveness.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Distraught, she wrote her poem on the subway on the way to the event.
Defying Stereotypes, Young Muslim Writers Find Community Onstage|Julianne Chiaet|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was distraught and sad walking through a park on Long Island when she joined a drum circle on a whim.
Drums Aren’t Just for Music: They’re Therapy, Too|Dale Eisinger|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Close was so distraught by the alteration that she initially refused to take part in the re-shoot.
Return of the Bunny Boiler: Fatal Attraction’s World Stage Premiere|Nico Hines|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Greste was so distraught by the dog's medical troubles he delayed a trip home to Australia by a few days.
Kids' Author on Trial In Egypt|Nina Strochlic|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have erred and am distraught in wretched and helpless ruin.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius
I am distraught,” he saith, “and I am in anguish;66 my heart leaps forth from my bosom.
The Teaching of Epictetus|Epictetus
She was so weary and distraught with the strain of nerves taut and vibrant with emotion, that she was by no means herself.
The Bandbox|Louis Joseph Vance
Again the long beseeching look, as of a distraught, pleading animal.
Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
But now he wandered away like one distraught, and the stable boy knew that something was wrong.
The Belton Estate|Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for distraught
distraught
/ (dɪˈstrɔːt) /
adjective
distracted or agitated
raremad
Word Origin for distraught
C14: changed from obsolete distract through influence of obsolete straught, past participle of stretch