hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship 
Examples of hardship in a Sentence
He had suffered through considerable hardship.
The city has been experiencing a period of financial hardship.
They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.
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During her detention, Sala endured significant hardships.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Despite suffering from physical and emotional hardship, Kahlo became a feminist icon, known for her unapologetic approach to body image and her vivid use of color.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
The series, headlined by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, follows a generation of the Dutton family in 1923, during a time of various hardships including Prohibition, drought, and the early stages of the Great Depression.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
This period, a decade after the end of the Korean War, is often depicted—by my parents’ generation, who were children at the time, and later in books, film, and TV—as one of hunger and hardship, of basic survival.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Despite suffering from physical and emotional hardship, Kahlo became a feminist icon, known for her unapologetic approach to body image and her vivid use of color.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
The series, headlined by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, follows a generation of the Dutton family in 1923, during a time of various hardships including Prohibition, drought, and the early stages of the Great Depression.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
This period, a decade after the end of the Korean War, is often depicted—by my parents’ generation, who were children at the time, and later in books, film, and TV—as one of hunger and hardship, of basic survival.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardship. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship
2
: something that causes pain or loss
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