Ordeals Definition & Meaning

Examples of ordeal in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web In addition to dealing with the whole ordeal, Khloé Kardashian felt stressed about the news of their second child going public. — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2022 The ordeal shut down the highway for about an hour. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 23 Sep. 2022 Two years into the ordeal, at a hilltop park overlooking San Diego, Mays sat with a military bearing, speaking with a newly reflective self-awareness. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2022 In 2013, while multiple cases in the real-life ordeal were still being investigated, the Sofia Coppola film The Bling Ring premiered at Cannes. — Calie Schepp, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2022 Joyce, who was a chemistry major at the time of the arrest, said the ordeal rerouted her life completely. — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2022 The ordeal highlights the long-running and widespread problem of bad behavior from parents during youth sporting events. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Five years after the duplexes were shut down, Oliver was found guilty of more than 60 counts related to the ordeal. — Henri Hollis, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 The ordeal started about four weeks ago when Nolan was outside playing catch in the yard with his dad when he was stung in the back of the head by a yellow jacket. — Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

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