Examples of troublesome in a Sentence
the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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This meant that instead of simply stopping Ukraine from being so troublesome, Russia now sought to demonstrate to NATO countries that it could not be broken by economic sanctions or the alliance’s weapons supplies to Ukraine.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
This meant that instead of simply stopping Ukraine from being so troublesome, Russia now sought to demonstrate to NATO countries that it could not be broken by economic sanctions or the alliance’s weapons supplies to Ukraine.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Things turn sour between the pair when Dexter refuses to murder a defense attorney that Prado finds particularly troublesome.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The new apartment building at 3627-3633 N. Sheffield typifies this troublesome direction.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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troublesome
adjective
trou·ble·some
ˈtrəb-əl-səm 
1
: requiring or involving continued or tiring effort, attention, or study : difficult, burdensome
a troublesome task
2
: giving trouble or anxiety
troublesome news
troublesomely
adverb
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