hardships

Example Sentences

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“All of us recognize that a reduction in force creates significant uncertainty and personal hardships for employees, families and school communities,” Chait said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Despite these hardships, most individuals were generally in good health overall.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Social Security was created in 1935 as a safety net to protect Americans from the hardships of unemployment, in addition to old age and disability.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

According to the Federalist, the real problem is “an unwillingness to embrace adulthood along with its hardships and responsibilities.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

By the early 1700s, fewer white Europeans were willing to accept the hardships of servitude in America.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis