hard time
Example Sentences
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If a person has a hard time cancelling a subscription, they form a negative association with the process, not a positive mentality about the prospect of saving money.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Do you have regrets about people you’ve called out in songs or given a bit of a hard time to?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
I know I had a hard time looking away from that Mets-Pirates game.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Luke Vanderberg will usually pay for extra legroom since, at 6 feet 3 inches tall, he has a hard time fitting into airlines’ standard economy seats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Whether they succeeded we shall never know, for even the world’s leading chicken experts have a hard time telling when chickens are amused.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
