look troubled

Frequency: 7.518.9 per million words

Refers to appearing worried based on one's expression.

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Examples (10)

  • He often looks troubled when he's thinking about work.
  • She looked troubled when she heard the news.
  • Why do you look so troubled? Is everything okay?
  • The manager was looking increasingly troubled as the meeting progressed.
  • Even behind his smile, he looked slightly troubled.
  • Whenever his phone rang late at night, he would look troubled.
  • The hero looked troubled by the cryptic message.
  • The defendant looked troubled as the verdict was read.
  • You've looked troubled all day; what's on your mind?
  • I hope he doesn't look too troubled when I tell him about the broken vase.