Lone Wolf
He was crippled, his vison had been impaired, and with his armor essentially forced offline under incredible duress, it only weighed him down. meeting it on an even footing would be impossible.
The Quest for the Lost King: Chapter 4
Gaia explains that her powers are somewhat influenced by her mood: she uses water when under duress and prefers earth when calm. i tell her that the time of day affects the strength of my powers and that my mood is affected by the powers i use.
Venom: Beautiful Killers. Part 17.
Zesty has worked under duress. she's worked sick; she's worked under stress; she's even worked with a broken arm. she is fully capable of doing this job. he didn't need to send her away." "well, i agree.
Thus Spake The Oracle
Most of those fanatics hadn’t really cared about the dragons’ accumulated wealth, and the one who _had_ – the charming yet utterly amoral pirate, jack sparrow – had ultimately returned most of what _he_ had managed to collect, under some duress.
Fear and Desire - Part 5: In Good Times and Bad
Even under this amount of duress, nick managed to catch a glimpse of sam as he began to slowly twitch and shuffle about.
Streams of Life Chapter 6
Such things cause us great duress, we crave the touch of others. deprived of that we, ah, do not fare well mentally. we generally sleep with siblings or close friends until we are mated. we do not do well alone like some of the other races.
Toxic Love
Cadence was not used to this level of emotional duress as she kept pressing forward. she was trying to not cry.
The Beauty Within
Not to put unwarranted duress onto her. i rested my face against that head of soft hair between her two horns. "i'm sorry, love bug... i really wanted to believe they would welcome you... i guess the sins of your people run too deep."
FF: A Fallen Hero
A light began flooding the underground, as the gnoll pressed his palm against his own forehead in duress, "i knew it was too easy..." he uttered.
Details (unabridged outtake) (B6, C16)
You need to practice doing it, and then utilize the ability effectively under duress." johann looked down at his hands.
A Lamb Among Wolves Ch:24
She was only a mammal after all, and despite years of evolution and refined civilization, under duress her baser animal urges still easily overwhelmed her rational mind.
The Awakening of Dragons: Chapter Two
They clustered together, kelvin hunkering in the centre of the nesting mounds, her eyes darting furtively back and forth, protecting the nests as if she would not leave them, not even under the grandest of duress.