rough time

Example Sentences

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They have had a rough time of it of late.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The relative had gone through a rough time due to a divorce and needed transportation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 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

It’s long overdue and there’s something touching to the idea that the end of the world might unleash leadership qualities in those who’ve had a rough time existing in the old one.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Then she told him in her special and gentle voice that she understood he was going through a rough time, but he’d have to stay awake in class.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia