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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Thomas warns, the square with Pluto is particularly challenging, representing unexpected hurdles, conflicts, and hardship thrust at us from left field.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The inconvenience, or in some cases hardship, of a shutdown has become wrapped up in the blame each side is assigning to the other, with neither party willing to budge over Democratic demands on healthcare.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Common reasons include good behavior, medical hardship, or new evidence suggesting the original sentence was excessive.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Other service members also said loans from the credit union, which is offering interest-free loans amid the shutdown, was standing between them and financial hardship.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The inconvenience, or in some cases hardship, of a shutdown has become wrapped up in the blame each side is assigning to the other, with neither party willing to budge over Democratic demands on healthcare.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Common reasons include good behavior, medical hardship, or new evidence suggesting the original sentence was excessive.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Other service members also said loans from the credit union, which is offering interest-free loans amid the shutdown, was standing between them and financial hardship.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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hardship
noun
hard·ship
ˈhärd-ˌship
2
: something that causes pain or loss
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