How to Use hardship in a Sentence

hardship

noun
  • They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.
  • The city has been experiencing a period of financial hardship.
  • He had suffered through considerable hardship.
  • Voters who said inflation caused them severe hardship backed him 74% of the time.
    Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • That’s meant hardship for New Yorkers who are part of the economy built around the commuting class.
    Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Voluntary hardship is the rigorous practice of leaders.
    Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The destruction from Ian has piled onto the hardship of people who had already been suffering through scarcity and shortages in recent years.
    Andrea Rodríguez, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Beidel said the financial hardship on students after the hurricane could limit their ability to study and keep up with assignments.
    Nelly Ontiveros Cervantes, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
  • An American Dream vector that lifts people out of hardship into something sparklier, more humane and more fun?
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • With the distance comes the hardship of living in a food desert, with a lack of grocery stores except for gas stations, like the Blue Gap Store, that sells some food items.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Tim O’Connor, a longtime volunteer leader of the Bible study sessions, said hardship makes clients feel a special need for God.
    Moriah Ratner, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • There are hardship cases brought to the AIA, Hines said.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The heartbreak and the hardships would always be part of my Paris story.
    Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The small farmers who stayed faced their own hardships.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • This isn't the first hardship the Hartsook tenants have dealt with as of late.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Now the government is telling them to put up with hardships.
    Li Yuan, New York Times, 30 May 2023
  • The attacks brought months of hardship for millions of Ukrainians.
    Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In times of hardship, cooking shows can make the case that recipes are sources of not just meals, but also resilience.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The characters, the kitchen, the relationships and the hardships are what people come back to watch.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
  • Following the rerouting of the railroad in the 1920s — and the ensuing hardships created by a lack of tourism — the town switched gears.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The airline did agree to give some employee groups hardship pay.
    Gregory Wallace, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The rising cost of basic goods has deepened the hardships faced by middle-class and poor Egyptians.
    Samy Magdy, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The names were thoughtfully chosen by Ben and Sara after so many years of hardship.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But such hardships are only part of the story of Black fatherhood.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That hinted at the hardships that could have led to his death, Fogarty said.
    Daniel Wu, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023
  • But Musk’s cuts have not spared the platform from deep financial hardship.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And about a family that despite all the hardships can be reborn.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
  • A couple weeks ago, there was widespread optimism that the hardship would soon be over.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The act of generosity can unite people in times of hardship.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 29 May 2024
  • As it has been well documented, the Royal Family has endured a slew of hardships at the start of the new year.
    Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024

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