suffer

Example Sentences

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For the ballroom to suffer a setback in federal court, then, is for the whole world to be in sudden danger.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

If they’re struggling to keep up with costs, we’d expect to see consumer spending suffer.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

When the tech industry executive met with his son’s guidance counselor, the school confirmed that it rarely withheld diplomas from chronically absent pupils, lest these students suffer later in life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Will a visionary L.A. take heed, or will we someday suffer a similar revelatory show of Frank Gehry projects not realized?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Odysseus did not lose his life, but if he did not suffer as much as some of the Greeks, he suffered longer than them all.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton