ordeal

Example Sentences

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Jodie said the harassment was distressing, but it was the police process that made her ordeal worse.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Relatives of those killed in the 1989 spoke of their ordeal at the appeal trial last week.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The “Messy” hitmaker told Rolling Stone in a recent interview that she was grateful that she fainted onstage late last year, and framed the scary ordeal as a wake-up call.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

When Ms. Beetz sums up her ordeal by saying, “Rich people,” the script’s reach for significance is so awkward it creaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The idea of creeping into it, without any idea of where he was going or when the ordeal would end, was frightful.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda