troubles

Example Sentences

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Hollywood feels incompatible with Martel’s sophisticated, confrontational movies rooted in her country’s troubles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Early ransomware attempts were not without teething troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

We don’t fully trust his “too big to fail” employer to continue paying the monthly pension at the current rate, given their recent financial troubles.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Somewhere between Rue and Cassie on the desperation scale sits Elle Fanning’s Margo Millet, an eager community college student whose money troubles start when she falls for one of the oldest tricks in the book.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

She was staring at his feet, and could see the tattooed eye that had been watching the Baudelaire orphans since their troubles had begun.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket