travails
Example Sentences
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Unlike Alexander, the vice president’s travails are a result of his own doing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
That and oil price buoyancy pushed the peso up 10% against the dollar this year despite budgetary travails.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
You can be scared into saving by reading the travails of a person who has realized that they’ve been left behind with Social Security and little else.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
Any success for England coach Brendon McCullum at this tournament has come with the caveat of the winter's Ashes travails in Australia.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Instead, she monitored our moods and bore benevolent witness to whatever travails or triumphs a day might bring.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
