hard time
Example Sentences
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He paid tribute to his family for helping him through the hard times and to his first win since the Houston Open in 2010.
From Barron's
Clearly, Sally is having a hard time holding it together.
From Los Angeles Times
With interest rates on 30-year mortgages still hovering above 6%, some sellers are having a hard time finding buyers, especially given the uncertain economic backdrop.
From MarketWatch
For three hours, Lyons had a hard time defending ICE actions in Minneapolis before a House oversight hearing on immigration enforcement.
From Salon
He described making up those scenes as “leaps of faith,” believing that there had to have been something keeping the couple together during hard times.
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