travails
Example Sentences
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She is the undisputed scene-stealer of the movie, a travelogue that is loosely about the Civil War and more directly about the personal travails and love life of its director, Ross McElwee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
That and oil price buoyancy pushed the peso up 10% against the dollar this year despite budgetary travails.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Over the last month while in hospice, Frank did a number of interviews with US media, commenting on his life's work, the current political mood and the travails of the left.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
You can be scared into saving by reading the travails of a person who has realized that they’ve been left behind with Social Security and little else.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
So doth Christ in His mercy often supply courage and industry equal to adversity, that His creations might meet their travails.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
