How to Use troublesome in a Sentence

troublesome

adjective
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  • My mother was the more fiery one, the more troublesome one.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 1 July 2022
  • Far more things worked than not in Sharon’s approach, but there were a few troublesome spots.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
  • When the grass starts to grow in the spring, the greening grass will expose a troublesome, unwanted weed.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Among teenagers, the numbers are even more troublesome.
    — WSJ, 31 Jan. 2023
  • It’s not just the historic amount of money that is troublesome.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Tobin found the fact that Schiff did not support a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war troublesome.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Many of them are less troublesome than a few toddlers living in the building.
    — Dorothy Dworkin, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Feb. 2022
  • This army was enlisted for but a year, and the whole troublesome process would have to be repeated at the end of 1776.
    — Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 4 June 2021
  • To avoid any slow downs and troublesome laces, consider switching to a pair of slip-on shoes.
    — Lauren Burvill, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2023
  • What’s troublesome: 20% margins of net income to sales are far too big to last.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Wheat is troublesome, but cornmeal, buckwheat, and rice play a role in these recipes.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The troublesome trend is spelled out in research by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
    — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Getting the fire going with wood pellets was a bit troublesome for our tester, who used a fire starter to start things up.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022
  • But the storm this weekend will usher in more widespread and troublesome.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Like any open-world game, each has flaws and troublesome bugs, but these are outweighed by the scope of their respected quests.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But when there’s a delay or a busy period, this can prove to be troublesome.
    — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But the trends were most troublesome in Southern Illinois.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The troublesome nature of things with Preller, however, might have felt like too much for all to overcome.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Flooding was a massive issue for the coastal region and has already proven to be troublesome over the past few months.
    — Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN, 16 June 2021
  • The question is whether there’s a market for Walker because of his troublesome past two years.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Mender Garcia proved troublesome for the Timbers all night.
    — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Even with the few ballots cast, vote counting proved troublesome.
    — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Dean Kremer did his best to work around some troublesome defense.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Of course, winning a large amount of money can be life-changing for anyone, but the moment can prove to be troublesome for many.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Sure, the reason the Clippers were able to acquire him for less than market value is troublesome.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In the past, such a policy shift has been good for value stocks (think banks) and more troublesome for growth stocks (think not-very-profitable tech firms).
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
  • However, seeing them in person might be a bit more troublesome because the Moon is set to be so bright this year.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The restrictions in India and the ban in Nigeria are troublesome for Twitter.
    — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 12 June 2021
  • Wall Street started the troublesome trading month of September with sharp declines.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
  • That's particularly troublesome for Buffy, who goes as a helpless 18th-century girl.
    — Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

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