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
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
What followed was an hours-long ordeal on a life raft, as the pilot and the passengers waited for rescuers to find them.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Just when Shirley thought the ordeal was ended, Señora Rodriguez left the room and returned with a green bird in a cage.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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