ordeal
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, ˈȯr-ˌdē(-ə)l\
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cross, crucible, fire, gauntlet (also gantlet), trial
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Flooded streets turned a 15-minute drive into an ordeal lasting more than two hours. — Author: Chevel Johnson, Janet Mcconnaughey, Anchorage Daily News, "Flooding swamps New Orleans; possible hurricane coming next," 11 July 2019 Flooded streets turned a 15-minute drive into an ordeal lasting more than two hours. — Chevel Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Storm floods streets of New Orleans, which could soon face a hurricane," 10 July 2019 Her 7-minute ride home from the store can sometimes be a 45-minute ordeal. — Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, "Traffic jams at Wekiwa Springs to get $1M fix — but not till winter," 3 July 2019 Even with the recent softening of the real estate market, finding a place to hang your hat can be an ordeal. — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, "Nearly half of renters wish they owned, study says," 3 July 2019 Rafi Letzer at LiveScience reports that Jean de Joinville, who chronicled the crusade, described the crusaders' gory ordeal. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King," 26 June 2019 Local souvenir shopkeepers said that the boys' ordeal has increased their fortunes. — NBC News, "Thai soccer team marks anniversary of cave ordeal with run," 23 June 2019 Getting the church to Magnolia Market will be an ordeal—the structure has an addition of a few rooms and a basement, and the steeple may even have to be removed and reattached during its big move. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Chip and Joanna Are Literally Transporting a Historic Church to Magnolia Market," 19 June 2019 What was supposed to be a quick, three-month freshening has turned into a year-long ordeal for Ferro and his brother Carl, who have owned Nick’s since 1980. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "When will Nick’s Bar on Hollywood beach finally reopen? Not by July 4, disappointed owner says," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ordeal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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