ordeal
Example Sentences
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On his mother and step-father's ordeal, he said: "As the days go on, and the lack of contact continues, we are extremely worried about how they are mentally, physically, going to cope."
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
From that ordeal came “Deathfugue,” first appearing in 1947 in Romanian translation as “Death Tango,” a title that better suggests its delirious, macabre motion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
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
I was experiencing an ordeal: a hand of fiery iron grasped my vitals.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing ordeal
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