hard life
Example Sentences
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Having had a hard life, Castillo tends to be pessimistic, Ramos said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
She may have had a hard life, complicated by distance or silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has dismissed sympathy for Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi, saying his father led a much more "hard life" as a fisherman than his club's so-called 'bomb squad' players.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
“I tried the pharmaceutical route, but I wanted tools I could come back to. I knew it wouldn’t be my last hard life transition.”
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
“It sounds like he’s had a hard life, is all. Sometimes that makes people a little rough around the edges.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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