ordeal
Example Sentences
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It was always an emotionally and financially taxing ordeal, but I always felt like I had no choice.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
No one could predict when the ordeal would be over.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
The Andean nation is suffering its worst economic ordeal in the past four decades, with year-on-year inflation hitting 14 percent in April.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But six months on, he is finally ready to speak publicly about his ordeal for the first time.
From BBC • May 17, 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
Vocabulary lists containing ordeal
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