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

Food and Drug Administration The FDA listed more than 40 flavors of ice cream and sherbet that are subject to recall, including chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, banana, mango, rocky road and coconut pineapple, along with seasonal flavors such as eggnog and pumpkin. —Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

The legislation has passed the House but faces a rocky road to Senate approval, which would require 60 votes amid Democratic threats to filibuster. —Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026

Colfax and Cream had a rocky road. —Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026

Their journey from a fractious dynamic and rocky road to fraternal camaraderie was rooted in the fact that Shawn grew up in poverty, facing constant adversity, while Jack grew up in a stable household without wants. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for rocky road

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