hardship
Example Sentences
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He worked the land, as he’d done back home, earning enough to later support five children, but enduring the hardship that came with being undocumented.
From Los Angeles Times
Because “the demand for woven cloth could fluctuate wildly,” she writes, “as quickly as weavers remembered the good wages, memories of periods of acute hardship came flooding back.”
Throughout the 1980s, Howson, who had spent time in the army and travelling before returning to Glasgow, became known for his depictions of working-class life which told stories of economic hardship and social tension.
From BBC
A council is asking residents to support foodbanks and help families in hardship this Christmas.
From BBC
In part of the story Santa shows two youngsters the hardships faced by a group of refugee children.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.