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

Iwerks focuses on the trials and tribulations of the year leading up to the opening day of Walt Disney’s original magic kingdom in 1955. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026

Little by little, Depardon’s subjects reveal something of themselves, their everyday trials and tribulations captured by Depardon sensitively yet not sentimentally. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026

Manifest Destiny promised an endpoint of prosperity, but the routes toward it were defined by trials and tribulations. —Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026

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

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