rocky road

noun

: a difficult time

He knew he had a long rocky road ahead of him if he wanted to become a doctor.

Examples of rocky road in a Sentence

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The chances to end the deadly conflict, however, have continued to be a rocky road as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had warned that military operations in the Gaza Strip would resume unless all hostages held there are released. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

Even the momentous Hulk showdown amounts to a big nothing, however—a major tease that becomes another speed bump on the MCU’s rocky road of late. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025

Senate Republican aides and strategists say Gabbard’s nomination to head the nation’s intelligence agencies faces a rocky road in the upper chamber. —Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025

Morgan Stanley anticipates a rocky road ahead for shares of Palantir after a record 2024 run fueled by artificial intelligence. —Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for rocky road

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed