trials and tribulations

plural noun

formal

: difficult experiences, problems, etc.

the trials and tribulations of starting a new business

Examples of trials and tribulations in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After more than 100 years of different owners, financial troubles and additional trials and tribulations, Maybach had had enough. —James Raia, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026

Their relationship was first profiled in a 2008 documentary of the same name, before their trials and tribulations were adapted for the December 2025 movie, directed by Craig Brewer. —Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025

Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein’s latest collaboration is a spiritual sequel to their 2019 masterpiece, once again putting an undeniably charming schemer through a nightmarish gauntlet of trials and tribulations to chase an impossible dream. —Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025

Shilpa takes us through all the trials and tribulations that went into creating this nostalgic recipe. —Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for trials and tribulations

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