hard to understand

Example Sentences

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“For me back then, it was hard to understand why they cared so much. But it was because they saw potential in all of us so early, so we could see it for ourselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Many of these diseases are linked to hundreds of mutations spread across different biological pathways, making it hard to understand how they collectively drive disease.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

"It's hard to navigate and it's hard to understand why they're phoning England when they should be phoning here and they get treatment here."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“We don’t know how many of them are bogus, and how many of them are legitimate, and so it’s hard to understand how big of a problem it is,” Trujillo said.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

As I stood looking at the two graves, I tried hard to understand some of the things my father had told me, but I couldn’t—I was still hurting and still had that empty feeling.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls