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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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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Particularly in the years immediately following the war, many in the Japanese-American community experienced profound economic hardship.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
These trees know how to withstand hardships—including scorching Southern summers—and require little to no maintenance once they are established.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Particularly in the years immediately following the war, many in the Japanese-American community experienced profound economic hardship.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
This week marks a decade since Merkel’s historic decision to open her country’s borders to the large numbers of migrants who were then arriving in Europe in search of refuge from civil wars or dire economic hardship.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship
2
: something that causes pain or loss
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