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

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

But the obsessive warrior had more travails to endure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

She tells me about her recent medical travails, including, as she says, “my two fake hips and my fake knee.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove