hard life

Example Sentences

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Having had a hard life, Castillo tends to be pessimistic, Ramos said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has dismissed sympathy for Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi, saying his father led a much more "hard life" as a fisherman than his club's so-called 'bomb squad' players.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

You know, it’s a hard life, it’s an uncertain life, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Maybe he was just doing what he had to do to get through a hard life.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña