ordeal

Example Sentences

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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

"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The whole ordeal has had a huge impact on her life.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

At one point during the ordeal, Twilley posted to Facebook to update friends and family—and send his love in a worst-case scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Throughout Garfield's ordeal, at least one of the doctors or these nursing attendants stayed by his side.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow