Storm and Stress

noun

1. Sturm und Drang.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Storm and Stress¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Still, they acknowledge they’ve experienced plenty of storm and stress by entering the art world, rebelling against the crowd and confronting injustice through their works.

From Los Angeles Times

Years of widening economic inequality, compounded by the pandemic and political storm and stress, have given Americans the impression that the country is on the wrong track.

From Los Angeles Times

The future poet had no clue what to do with the storm and stress in his own body, nor with the sense of injustice he got from the street: “How many times I was swift,” Rosal admits, “to headbutt another kid in the chin / or moosh some brat in the face.”

From New York Times

Despite all of the storm and stress, McCain maintained that she's "not mad about what happened to me" at The View, but added "there are some things about the show that feel stuck in 1997 when The View first went on air. In this era of dismantling toxic work environments and refusing to accept the poor treatment of employees, how is The View still immune?"

From Salon

But moments of storm and stress also occasion the telling of different stories.

From New York Times