hard time
Example Sentences
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Most of the hiring is limited to healthcare, and younger people have had a hard time finding work.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
I get the sense that this optimistic, relentlessly nice novel intends something similar—to provide some pleasantness during a hard time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“When things were beginning, for myself, I was having a hard time sleeping. The disconnect between our military actions and our daily lives is profound,” Hughes said.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
I have a hard time seeing the U.S. move the needle much between here and year end—maybe by 100,000 barrels a day.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Once every team has one, Agent Fiona says, “And dontcha give us a hard time about our clues either. We aren’t poets, after all. Dylan and Amari, go on and start us off!”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
