How to Use trials and tribulations in a Sentence

trials and tribulations

plural noun
  • These are the trials and tribulations of it, and that’s what the show is about.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2023
  • Jasper has had all sorts of trials and tribulations in his life.
    Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Like Green’s phone, Auburn has been through its share of trials and tribulations this year.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In the midst of life's trials and tribulations, catharsis is getting bruised and boozed up in some of the best music venues in town.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
  • These past two and a half years have come with countless trials and tribulations.
    Jayson Sawyer, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The trials and tribulations of each are brought to life by 2D renderings.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 13 June 2023
  • Despite the trials and tribulations of Stiff-Person Syndrome, Dion aims to be back on the stage.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 June 2024
  • Through the everlasting love of the Lord, God will partake in the journey with you through the trials and tribulations of life.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Kyle Richards is reflecting on the trials and tribulations she's endured over the past year.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Every dog owner knows the trials and tribulations of bath day.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The novel follows the trials and tribulations of a young couple in love and a single mom starting over.
    Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
  • This shifts the series away from the trials and tribulations of teenhood and the fun of Stine’s work, forcing viewers to focus on the selfish misdeeds of dull adults.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • This trek, with all its trials and tribulations, is guided by Zina’s faith and resolve.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • An honest take on the trials and tribulations of middle childhood.
    Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2023
  • After all the trials and tribulations—Cheap’s trials and tribulations—the squadron seemed condemned to remain in this place.
    David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • My definition of courage is becoming what you are meant to be despite the trials and tribulations that stand in your path.
    USA Today, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The producers make sure the family gets its share of wins in addition to trials and tribulations.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Friends follows the six friends living in New York City through their ups and downs, trials and tribulations and relationships and heartbreaks.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Will Susan be able to overcome the trials and tribulations of her struggle against society?
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Regardless of the trials and tribulations that come with life, DJ Casper maintained a positive mindset through it all.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 8 Aug. 2023
  • However, the year was not solely filled with trials and tribulations for Allio, who also shared some of his highlights from 2023.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • After a spectacular rookie season, Clark will now be tested by the trials and tribulations of the postseason for the first time.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Throughout the book, the two women and Tung's daughter, Lyn, take turns describing their past and the trials and tribulations of opening and running a restaurant together.
    Sonia Chopra, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2023
  • For a period of time, R&B was one of the few safe spaces where Black women could comfortably disclose their trials and tribulations as well as their breakthroughs.
    Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 11 Jan. 2023
  • As the world faces many trials and tribulations, people want to hear from CEOs and other company leaders on certain issues that affect us all.
    Jennifer Duggan, Time, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The project also tackles loss, recovery and the trials and tribulations of managing mental health.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 17 July 2024
  • That felt, to us, like a modern answer to Capra’s radical idea, of elevating the trials and tribulations of everyday life to the stuff of cinema.
    Lauren Schuker Blum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Part business series and part adventure comedy, Growing Belushi gets in the weeds of the trials and tribulations of building a (legal) drug empire.
    Jasmine Li, Vulture, 27 June 2023
  • Perhaps the most infamous instance of this omission was in Homer’s Odyssey, an ancient Greek poem cataloging the trials and tribulations of mortal humans in a world of gods and myth.
    Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
  • At the same time, her trials and tribulations — becoming a landlord and not having much of a social life — were extremely privileged problems to have.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 May 2024

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