ordeal
Example Sentences
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Sophia said she needed to get a new car and that her insurance costs have increased, making the ordeal a financial one too.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
It was always an emotionally and financially taxing ordeal, but I always felt like I had no choice.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
She estimates the lost income, startup debt and out-of-pocket medical costs from her ordeal at more than $147,000.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Several French pro-Palestinian activists on Friday described what they said was a violent and humiliating ordeal after they were detained by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound flotilla.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Sadly, after surviving their ordeal in the Antarctic, several of them were killed in action, among them McCarthy and Cheetham, two of the most cheerful and well-liked members of the whole group.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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