- plural of difficulty.
difficulties
Example Sentences
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A father who died after helping two children in difficulties swimming off the coast of Teesside has been named locally as Wayne Taylor.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The identification of the victims has been delayed by difficulties collecting DNA samples from relatives, some of whom are travelling from abroad.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Until now, attempts to produce it had been held back by difficulties in developing the right materials.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Some of that resilience may come from companies front-loading orders of German goods to get ahead of expected supply-chain difficulties and price rises due to the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But Burr’s entire life had been a sermon on the capacity of the sagacious spider to lift himself out of hellish difficulties and spin webs that trapped others.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
