hard to take
Example Sentences
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All of this is hard to take at first.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It certainly wouldn’t be too hard to take the country.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
But because my father passed away when I was 2, I knew I needed to work hard to take care of my family.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Researchers from Georgetown University, Northwestern University and Texas A&M University found that these star ratings fluctuate so much for individual homes that it is hard to take them at face value.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
One morning at Santa Anita, Howard pushed Smith hard to take a course with Seabiscuit that Smith was not prepared to take, apparently to rush his very conservative training regimen.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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