hard times

But the impending birth of his son, and the opportunity to serve as an example of persevering through hard times, factored into his decision to return.

His warm smile gave no hint of the hard times he faced in Miami’s rough Liberty City neighborhood.

Jeanne de la Motte, a noblewoman fallen on hard times, pretended to be French Queen and tricked a cardinal into giving her the necklace, without paying.

So many people are experiencing hard times in this country.

It’s a welcome diversion in a place — “town” is too generous a word — that has reverted to hard times.