hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship 
Examples of hardship in a Sentence
He had suffered through considerable hardship.
The city has been experiencing a period of financial hardship.
They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.
Recent Examples on the Web
The organization helps families facing unexpected hardships and enables them to plan for a stable, more hopeful financial future.
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Acutis carried out charitable acts for local citizens and supported his peers through hardship, his father added.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 24 May 2024
Biden’s new plan aims to help borrowers with large sums of unpaid interest, those with older loans, those who attended low-value college programs, and those who face other hardships preventing them from repaying student loans.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 22 May 2024
These Los Angeles Unified high school students represent a complex mosaic of hardship, but also have overcome tremendous adversity — and were among 130 who were honored Monday by the district at BMO Stadium south of downtown, where many received college scholarships.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Acutis carried out charitable acts for local citizens and supported his peers through hardship, his father added.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 24 May 2024
Biden’s new plan aims to help borrowers with large sums of unpaid interest, those with older loans, those who attended low-value college programs, and those who face other hardships preventing them from repaying student loans.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 22 May 2024
These Los Angeles Unified high school students represent a complex mosaic of hardship, but also have overcome tremendous adversity — and were among 130 who were honored Monday by the district at BMO Stadium south of downtown, where many received college scholarships.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardship. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship
2
: something that causes pain or loss
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