hard times
Example Sentences
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He should have some idea of hard times — Harden is a ninth-generation North Carolinian farmer, his family having been in Bertie County since 1771.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Until then, people who had fallen on hard times had, for the most part, relied on family and community.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Print media has since fallen on hard times, as the new movie’s marketing makes clear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
France's dominant force in the 2000s, they had fallen on hard times and were even provisionally relegated last summer due to their financial situation, only to be reinstated on appeal.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
He’d heard that sometimes families who had hit hard times would leave beloved animals with people they thought could afford them.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
