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bumpy ride

NOUN

difficult time

Synonyms

WEAK

rough time tough time

Example Sentences

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Waldorf was strapped into a five-point harness in the back of an ambulance and began the bumpy ride along rural roads.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

It’s been a bumpy ride lately for air travelers.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

If the stock market’s reaction to Kevin Warsh is any guide, it’s going to be a bumpy ride for investors over the next few months.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

There are light, fond echoes of François Truffaut’s frolicking ode to cinematic fakery “Day for Night” and Ingmar Bergman’s bumpy ride on memory road “Wild Strawberries.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

All that thought-provoking conversation and the culinary brilliance of Chef Philippe, not to mention the long walk to the Piazza Hotel and the bumpy ride back, had eaten up a substantial portion of the day.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood