How to Use eustress in a Sentence

eustress

noun
  • This is that scary-excited eustress, the common butterflies before a big game.
    The Enquirer, 2022-01-20
  • There are multiple kinds of stress, including eustress, situational stress, and chronic stress.
    Elly Belle, Teen Vogue, 2018-11-01
  • Positive stress, or eustress, is caused by the likes of a job promotion, which comes with greater responsibility, more hours at the office, increased face time with your boss, et cetera.
    Kate Branch, Vogue, 2018-12-18
  • Understandably, people have been happy to pay money in exchange for doing it for centuries, and there is no sign of any waning in the appreciation of a bit of eustress.
    Richard Stephens, Smithsonian, 2018-07-12

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