travails

Example Sentences

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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

The $6 million verdict against the two companies is the first of more than 3,000 lawsuits pending in California courts that seek to hold social-media companies liable for the travails of young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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