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
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
Private-equity issues could force pension funds to liquidate stocks: The private-equity sector overall is seeing hard times, too.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
He wouldn’t come right out and tell folks I was in his store buying cheap food, but he might just pass it along that the Preston family’s in hard times, and suddenly food starts appearing.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
