to sb's distress

Examples (10)

• He dropped out of college, to his family's distress.
• The company announced massive layoffs, much to the employees' distress.
• She sold her mother's antique jewelry, much to her own great distress.
• The dog ran away, to the children's immense distress.
• To my great distress, I realized I had lost my wallet on the crowded train.
• His project was cancelled without warning, to his considerable distress.
• The king raised taxes again, to the general distress of his subjects.
• He revealed their secret in public, to her utter distress.
• If the forest is cut down, it will be to the great distress of the local community.
• The old house was demolished, to the deep distress of those who had grown up there.