hard times
Example Sentences
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He should have some idea of hard times — Harden is a ninth-generation North Carolinian farmer, his family having been in Bertie County since 1771.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Until then, people who had fallen on hard times had, for the most part, relied on family and community.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Print media has since fallen on hard times, as the new movie’s marketing makes clear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
“These are hard times, but we’ll make it through,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He told me how hard times were, and that it looked like a man couldn’t get a fair price for anything he raised.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
