bumpy ride

NOUN

difficult time

Synonyms

WEAK

rough time tough time

Example Sentences

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Shares have been on a bumpy ride this year.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It’s been a bumpy ride lately for air travelers.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

“After the rally we’ve seen the past three years, we need to be open to a well-deserved bumpy ride this year,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

There are light, fond echoes of François Truffaut’s frolicking ode to cinematic fakery “Day for Night” and Ingmar Bergman’s bumpy ride on memory road “Wild Strawberries.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

All that thought-provoking conversation and the culinary brilliance of Chef Philippe, not to mention the long walk to the Piazza Hotel and the bumpy ride back, had eaten up a substantial portion of the day.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood