To emphasize the feminine form, some linguists proposed using the suffix -stress to coin female counterparts for historically male job titles.

Engineers measured the yield stresses of the new alloy under different temperatures to ensure structural safety.

Engineers measured the shear stresses at multiple points along the beam to ensure it would not fail.

Researchers observed how oxidative stresses affected cellular aging in the lab.

Researchers observed that chronic exposure to nitrosative stresses impaired mitochondrial function in neuronal cells.

Farmers worry about the stresses of weather damaging their crops each season.

Peierls stresses determine the critical force needed for dislocation motion in certain crystals.

She stresses out before every presentation.

Residual stresses can significantly reduce the fatigue life of welded structures if not properly relieved.

Engineers measured the true stresses in the beam to predict fatigue life.