rough time
Example Sentences
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The species was "already having a rough time of it" because of climate change, the chair of the Shropshire Mammal group Stuart Edmunds said.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
It’s no secret that financials have been having a rough time this year.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
They have had a rough time of it of late.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
"It means with essentially a hundred percent certainty that we will have a very rough time before it potentially gets better," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
Mom’s been having a rough time with this week’s articles, what with all these interruptions.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
