How to Use ordeal in a Sentence

ordeal

noun

• The whole ordeal was brutal, for our mother of course, but also for our family, who watched her, quite rapidly, lose the ability to walk, speak, and even see.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
• The ordeal delayed the game briefly as players dropped to the field.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2023
• The whole ordeal took about half an hour, and there were tears.
  — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
• By the time the ordeal was over, Kilbane says she was hooked.
  — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
• Add the stress of a fish fight, and trout can have a tough time surviving the ordeal.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• Still, the ordeal was enough for Dubrow to threaten leaving the show.
  — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
• After the ordeal, the assailant dropped the victim at her car and left.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
• And even those who feel the process was fair can often find it an ordeal.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The ordeal ended when dawn came and the bats retreated to the attic.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• Belle stayed on the phone with her father throughout the ordeal.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 13 Jan. 2023
• The father said his son lost his jacket, and that the boys' tent broke during the ordeal.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
• The ordeal prompted Haines to reach out to McCarthy's reps.
  — EW.com, 14 June 2024
• The deal would spare Boeing the ordeal of a public trial.
  — David Koenig, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
• Just like the rest of the Twitterverse, musicians have had some thoughts about the ordeal.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2023
• Those in Lewiston are hoping to be able to heal after the ordeal.
  — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• Goldberg-Polin said that the support of so many had been their source of strength during the ordeal of the past months nine months.
  — Sharon Altshul, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
• The scariest moment [of the entire ordeal] was the first five minutes.
  — Rafael Freitas, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
• While the train was crowded, Dang said that three women helped her throughout the ordeal.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• Looking for answers In the three months that have passed since the ordeal, the McConneys have tried to process what happened to them and how.
  — Ben Goggin, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Some were taken out of the plane on stretchers, too weak to stand after their ordeal.
  — Reuters, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
• As the Manns spoke about the ordeal, linemen restrung power lines above their heads.
  — Henri Hollis, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023
• The four men in the sub endured a 15-hour ordeal until a two-man mini-submarine was able to cut the line and free the Deep Quest.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
• The emotional and respectful tale recounts the strength and unity of those who made it through the ordeal — and the many who didn’t.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
• Juris said that Wilkinson agreed to share the ordeal with viewers.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• Every drop-off and pickup since the eviction had been an ordeal.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2024
• Kemp said the ordeal raised questions about what nation can say Leonardo is one of their own.
  — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2024
• The resident was not injured in the ordeal, Gandhi said.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
• From that area south to Jerusalem is about a two-hour drive today, but walking it in the first century was a lengthy ordeal.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 9 Apr. 2023
• For the consultant, the ordeal began nearly six months ago.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Ultimately emerging from the ordeal as the sole survivor, Gi-hun made tracks for the airport to visit his daughter in Los Angeles.
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024