hard time
Example Sentences
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“I have a hard time believing that Chairman Warsh will have that much patience for above-target inflation,” said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Why is anyone having a hard time getting this?
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
If you’re having a hard time reaching a corporate treasurer today, it could be because the treasurer is on the phone with his or her banker, asking for a better deposit rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"She started to lose a lot of weight, and she became very depressed, and she was having a really hard time," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I had a hard time breathing, and I realized what should have been obvious to me from the beginning.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
