travails

Example Sentences

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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

But Ohio One’s travails argue for a stable and friendly business climate to attract investment instead of rolling “out the red carpet for any one particular business,” as Mr. Lawson puts it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Both grew up in the neighborhood and have lived through MacArthur Park’s travails.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

As of Thursday morning, his brief description of his travails at Cargill Venezuela had attracted three million readers and been reposted by none other than Elon Musk.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

The words must have elicited from Poillon a knowing, if wry, smile; in the midst of his travails, Lawrence was looking ahead to the time when the cyclotron’s inconstancy would be merely a quaint memory.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik