rocky road

noun

: a difficult time

He knew he had a long rocky road ahead of him if he wanted to become a doctor.

Examples of rocky road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

West In the West, five states couldn’t be more obsessed with rocky road—a blend of chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026

The Duke of Sussex had a rocky road to reunion with his father, and an explosive back-and-forth over security and accommodation for his family cast a shadow over his return. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Jon Cryer is opening up about his rocky road to friendship with Andrew McCarthy in a new interview. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

Signals for a rocky road Early this season, there were signs that trouble could be brewing for the Magic. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026

Rhymes for rocky road

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed