suffer

Example Sentences

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Trailing 7-6 going into the final end, they were without the hammer and looked set to suffer a decisive defeat after a haphazard performance.

From BBC

"But he's obviously gone through his own life of suffering and experience and things he's seen firsthand," he said.

From BBC

But despite his success, he was not immune to suffering from writer's block.

From Barron's

Peru's chronic political instability has seen four of its past seven presidents impeached, and two resigning before suffering the same fate.

From Barron's

They benefit when their firms perform well and suffer real losses when risks go wrong.

From Barron's