with great effort

Example Sentences

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“Unlike Western belief systems, the Chumash held that humans could, with great effort, traverse these realms.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

The human brain can change – but usually only slowly and with great effort, such as when learning a new sport or foreign language, or recovering from a stroke.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

"The U.S. — with great effort — can move faster for India," he said.

From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023

During the 1980s and early ’90s, with great effort and a controversial busing program, Seattle had schools that more closely reflected its stated ideals.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

I was gone Observant, my body rigid; and Dr. 09-01 had his arm about me, and was with great effort trying to turn me away, though my gaze remained locked upon the awful spectacle.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson