hard knocks

Example Sentences

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It took a lot of hard knocks to get through to him, and it was at one of his lowest points when he reconnected, somewhat drunkenly, with Ted.

From Salon

But Ms Blessley says "it's not a museum piece" and has faced some hard knocks.

From BBC

Australian rugby league in the early 1990s was an unforgiving school of hard knocks, tough men and scant sympathy.

From BBC

Sam is a straightforward girl who suffers hard knocks and learns to climb rocks as she undergoes the traumas and revelations of growing up from age 7 to 19.

From Seattle Times

Brown agreed, saying, “Through the school of hard knocks, we’re better at managing through it.”

From New York Times