tribulation
Example Sentences
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And it prays, as we do, that these days of tribulation will swiftly turn into days of deliverance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Like Dickens’ character on that mountaintop, we can all sense the tribulation to come.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025
Most of the rituals are performed only during turbulent times; the most recent tribulation was the global coronavirus pandemic.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
The simple wish of a dignified cremation — a swift completion of the rites soon after death is central to salvation in the Hindu faith — becomes a tribulation.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022
Meme swallowed her blush, absorbed her tribulation, and even managed a natural smile as she asked him the favor of leaving it on the railing because her hands were dirty from the garden.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing tribulation
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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