hard to explain
Example Sentences
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“It has a maddening circularity, and it’s also very hard to explain, even to the people closest to you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Shiffrin has won seven of this term's World Cup slalom races and finished just 0.14sec behind winner Camille Rast in Kranjska Gora, so her dismal display in the team combined was hard to explain.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
But when the railroad was hard to explain, the travelers were few.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025
"It can come across as if I'm being difficult and dramatic, but it's hard to explain unless you've experienced it."
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
“It might be hard to explain that to the director of admissions at Harvard,” the Colonel responded.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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