ordeal
Example Sentences
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“Being able to have my kids experience the whole ordeal with me would mean everything to me,” Muncy said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026
"I told myself, I'm going to sleep," Canonico recalled, up to her elbows in bandages following the ordeal.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
The club said they would offer their "full support" to Kies' family during this "painful ordeal".
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
“This has been an extraordinarily taxing ordeal for her, and she has never wavered while testifying in front of two grand juries and three trial juries over the course of eight years.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
There was no reason to prolong the ordeal a moment longer.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing ordeal
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