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.
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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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