hard to take
Example Sentences
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All of this is hard to take at first.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It certainly wouldn’t be too hard to take the country.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Researchers from Georgetown University, Northwestern University and Texas A&M University found that these star ratings fluctuate so much for individual homes that it is hard to take them at face value.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 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
That made it extremely hard to take when Parliament sided with the sugar planters.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
