uphill struggle

NOUN

difficult project

Synonyms

WEAK

difficult task hard work tall order tough assignment uphill battle

Example Sentences

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But in recent years, that playbook seems to have faltered, leaving many of Hollywood’s most famous faces in an uphill struggle to shift their opulent homes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

TAIPEI—For decades, China has waged a multifront campaign to isolate Taiwan, which in turn has fought a long, uphill struggle for recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

I think the administration was always going to face an enormously uphill struggle in persuading a court that those agreements were enforceable, or indeed that they were agreements at all.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Actual lasting change will be an uphill struggle, especially with a predicted coalition government, says a source within advocacy group Transparency International.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

After everything each orphan had been through to get to the sanctuary, when a new one arrived it was an uphill struggle to lift its despair enough to stay alive.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer