rocky road
noun
: a difficult time
He knew he had a long rocky road ahead of him if he wanted to become a doctor.
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Those six weeks have been a rocky road, but fans’ hopes are high going into Week 7.
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Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of neat, layered structures, perhaps resembling a smooth slice of Millionaire's Shortbread, Mars' mantle is more like a rocky road brownie — chunky, uneven, and filled with ancient debris from its violent beginnings.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
When planetary scientists say the interior of Mars resembles a rocky road brownie more than a piece of buttery shortbread, the tasty metaphor masks billions of years of geological violence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Once a rising star among big-league starting pitchers, Toronto Blue Jays hurler Alek Manoah is facing a rocky road back to the majors.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of neat, layered structures, perhaps resembling a smooth slice of Millionaire's Shortbread, Mars' mantle is more like a rocky road brownie — chunky, uneven, and filled with ancient debris from its violent beginnings.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
When planetary scientists say the interior of Mars resembles a rocky road brownie more than a piece of buttery shortbread, the tasty metaphor masks billions of years of geological violence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Once a rising star among big-league starting pitchers, Toronto Blue Jays hurler Alek Manoah is facing a rocky road back to the majors.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rocky road
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“Rocky road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky%20road. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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