hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship 
Examples of hardship in a Sentence
He had suffered through considerable hardship.
The city has been experiencing a period of financial hardship.
They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.
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Yet, amid this hardship, we have also been inspired by the incredible generosity of our members – opening their homes, providing resources, and rallying together in support.
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Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
But everyone seems ready for the journey to begin after saying goodbye to Mark Williams, Cody Martin, and Vasa Micić, and hello to the new guys, including Elfrid Payton, who was signed to a 10-day contract using a hardship exception granted by the NBA, league sources told The Observer.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
Romance scammers often target vulnerable people who have experienced a recent breakup or other hardship.
—Jan Diaz, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The determination to not have that dispossession repeated, no matter the current hardships, was common among the dozens of people CNN spoke to across Gaza on Wednesday and over the past week.
—Tareq Al Hilou, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
But everyone seems ready for the journey to begin after saying goodbye to Mark Williams, Cody Martin, and Vasa Micić, and hello to the new guys, including Elfrid Payton, who was signed to a 10-day contract using a hardship exception granted by the NBA, league sources told The Observer.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
Romance scammers often target vulnerable people who have experienced a recent breakup or other hardship.
—Jan Diaz, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The determination to not have that dispossession repeated, no matter the current hardships, was common among the dozens of people CNN spoke to across Gaza on Wednesday and over the past week.
—Tareq Al Hilou, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardship. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship
2
: something that causes pain or loss
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