Both are Manhattanites who have just published books on the troubled state of modern males.
"Grace was certainly in a troubled state of mind," he says.
In your troubled state of mind, Richard, you dreamed up someone comforting.
That wasn't the only cause of her troubled state.
The troubled state of European aviation was illustrated by several developments today.
However, I have been in a very troubled state of mind recently.
But Zoe, being scared herself, did not notice his troubled state.
According to legend, his anxiety brought him to an increasingly troubled state of health.
Will California voters forgive him for running out on a troubled state?
The troubled state of the man's mind may be judged by the very construction of this letter.