hard life

Example Sentences

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She may have had a hard life, complicated by distance or silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“It’s a hard life right now,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

"It is a very hard life here for a child."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

“I tried the pharmaceutical route, but I wanted tools I could come back to. I knew it wouldn’t be my last hard life transition.”

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

I could hear more voices, more people coming in to say “Nno nu” and complain about how hard life was, how they could not buy new clothes for their children this Christmas.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie