tribulation
Example Sentences
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They thought they needed to keep themselves spiritually pure to survive the coming tribulation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Most of the rituals are performed only during turbulent times; the most recent tribulation was the global coronavirus pandemic.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
Such an unprecedented tribulation, including shutting down much of the economy for an extended time period, has impacted everything from truancy to building code compliance and enforcement.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2023
The simple wish of a dignified cremation — a swift completion of the rites soon after death is central to salvation in the Hindu faith — becomes a tribulation.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022
Milo made a deft grimace of tribulation and turned away.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing tribulation
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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