hard to take
Example Sentences
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It certainly wouldn’t be too hard to take the country.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Those forces make it hard to take aggressively bullish or bearish positioning ahead of Saturday’s planned talks, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
He has submitted a claim for compensation, but said it was "hard to take" that doing his job "most likely" resulted in him being diagnosed with cancer.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
But I think that’s what I love about her character, because you get to see a harsh reality that I know is hard to take in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
“Well, come on, it’s kind of hard to take you seriously when you’re talking about the Great Wall of China and Egypt and stuff. Those are just big goofy dreams. They’re not real.”
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
