rough time

Example Sentences

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They have had a rough time of it of late.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The relative had gone through a rough time due to a divorce and needed transportation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

"I was going through a rough time with family and stuff... and it's not that I felt alone, but I wanted reassurance."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

"It means with essentially a hundred percent certainty that we will have a very rough time before it potentially gets better," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Mom’s been having a rough time with this week’s articles, what with all these interruptions.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones