hard life

Dostum remains a power broker today, although his health has deteriorated from the effects of a hard life and heavy drinking.

I had this hard life at home that I needed to get away from.

Week in, week out, Jim Billings led that hard life, and he grew up brawny and sound in spite of all his troubles.

I mention the hard life of the Oriental laborer who pulls the jinrikisha because it is typical.

Notwithstanding their hard life the people are cheerful and fairly well off, for polyandry has prevented overcrowding.

Poor young fellow: he has had rather a hard life of it, and seen some service for such a youth.

It is a hard life when one's shortcomings only are recognized and one's good deeds are taken as a matter of course.