trying time
Example Sentences
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People do weird things at all times of the year, but Christmas can be a trying time emotionally for some people.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
Though it is a trying time, he said, “there’s got to be hope.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025
It comes at a trying time for CalMac - the west coast operator is facing a shortage of ships and has been grappling with an "exceptional" series of problems with its fleet.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025
Shares in JetBlue are up double digits since the judge’s decision, as investors hope that the airline can focus on its own business at a trying time for its industry.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Let us so live in this trying time that when it is all over we islanders can look one another in the eye with the knowledge that we have behaved honorably and fairly.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
