rough time

Example Sentences

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“It’s a rough time for the world,” Gaiman wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

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

“Oh, it was because of my friend. She was having a really rough time and I made my mom drive me over to see her.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden