with difficulty
Example Sentences
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She said it was a "devastating" diagnosis, and after years of treatment it would often leave her with difficulty speaking above a whisper, so "decided to embrace a new road".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Coughing and spitting on the floor, Kolya clambered to his feet with difficulty.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
I reached the lower floor with difficulty, shouting for them.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2024
In a video shared by Russian authorities, Hubbard can be seen walking with difficulty inside the defendants' glass box in the courtroom where he was sentenced on Monday.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
Elinor clutched the steering wheel as if resisting only with difficulty the temptation to drive off without him.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
