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.
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Locke’s intimate storytelling captures the richness of culture, memory, and the power of relationships that anchor us through hardship.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
In a stunning, unsentimental portrait of a young poet’s rural childhood, familial hardship and resilience are juxtaposed against the artistic awakening of a growing mind.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hardship
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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardship. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship
2
: something that causes pain or loss
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