ordeal

The critter gained numerous fans during its brief romp around Comerica, with the crowd booing after its capture and again when Miller called for a round of applause for the ground crew after the ordeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

A woman whose dead father was discovered at an undertaker's three months after his funeral says her hellish ordeal has "crucified" her.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

After a seemingly never-ending ordeal, he was released in October 2024 as part of a prisoner swap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

“The more we talk about it, the more it feels like it was a some sort of Herzogian ordeal but that’s really not my bag,” he said.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

He couldn't understand why Aunt Queen would let him go through this ordeal, especially on his birthday.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

However, Mr. Starritt keeps his leads center stage and ensures that throughout their professional trials and personal ordeals they remain captivating presences and sympathetic enough to root for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

I never forgot how lucky I am to be here considering the horrors she experienced during World War II and her ordeals trying to give us a good life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

That might be more feature than bug, but I can’t say I felt much of anything for the characters, or was concerned whether the Bowdens would emerge from their ordeals a stronger family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

He had been through great ordeals, but here he was.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig