hard to understand

Example Sentences

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“For me back then, it was hard to understand why they cared so much. But it was because they saw potential in all of us so early, so we could see it for ourselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Many of these diseases are linked to hundreds of mutations spread across different biological pathways, making it hard to understand how they collectively drive disease.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

It’s not hard to understand why people freaking out.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

This fluidity appears hard to understand, but there are underlying principles from the coaches that enable it to work without descending into chaos.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

I didn’t understand it because the language was almost as hard to understand as French, which is my worst subject at school.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd