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

Disagreements over how far to go on AI safety legislation portend a rocky road ahead for bipartisan Senate talks on a bill that remains the most likely vehicle for action this year. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Bumping along a rocky road to the island’s highest point, the officer – one hand on the wheel of his decrepit army truck – points to Eritrea and Djibouti across the water, on the African side of the strait. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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

Rhymes for rocky road

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