Examples of ordeal in a Sentence

the hikers were finally rescued after a three-day ordeal in the wilderness

Recent Examples on the Web And as the story of Durant’s ordeal in Somalia was featured across the national media – including the picture of his bloodied face when he was captured appearing on newsmagazine covers – his sister was telling her own. — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 15 May 2022 Ohta’s ordeal seemed to illustrate a larger, ongoing predicament: To conserve resources, the city’s dispatch center frequently stops sending officers to all but the most urgent calls for service. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2022 Erin's caption explains the frightening ordeal and Ben's reaction and credits her neighborhood and security officers for protecting them from danger. — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 7 May 2022 In her book, Spears offers a chilling account of the harrowing ordeal and Maddie's unbelievable recovery. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 Meanwhile, your series dives more into how this ordeal affected the family members. — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 May 2022 Fellow judges Luke Bryan — who laughed maniacally during Perry’s ordeal — and Lionel Richie helped her back into her seat. — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 2 May 2022 As of Sunday, visitors to Italy also no longer have to fill out the EU passenger locator form, a complicated online ordeal required at airport check-in. — Fox News, 1 May 2022 As of Sunday, visitors to Italy also no longer have to fill out the EU passenger locator form, a complicated online ordeal required at airport check-in. — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 1 May 2022 See More

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