rough time

Example Sentences

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Many Americans — even well-off ones — are presently unsure about their job security, and it’s been a rough time for job seekers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

They have had a rough time of it of late.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

"I was going through a rough time with family and stuff... and it's not that I felt alone, but I wanted reassurance."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 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

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