hard to take

Example Sentences

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When the news came through on Sunday that he was longer with us, gone at 61, it was hard to take in.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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

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

"All this talk about gods and goddesses—it's hard to take in. Y'know, I was brought up as a Muslim, to believe in the Shahada."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda