hard to explain
Example Sentences
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“Long Beach is special, but it’s hard to explain why if you haven’t been here,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"Moments like this are hard to explain, but they're the ones that stay with you the most," he said of Tristan da Cunha.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
“There was so much evidence that came out in the defamation proceedings, that it would have been very hard to explain why he then wasn’t pursued” for criminal charges, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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
“I’ve formed a strong impression, but it’s hard to explain quite what it’s based on.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
