How to Use have a hard time in a Sentence

have a hard time

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• People have a hard time with this math.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
• Younger plants will have a hard time handling cold snaps.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
• Importers are going to have a hard time.
  — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
• People had a hard time coping with that.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
• But even famous people have a hard time.
  — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
• Hosch, herself, still has a hard time wrapping her head around it.
  — Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
• My husband, who does play, has a hard time if he gets put on her team for the day.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
• The pair couldn’t pinpoint the source of the leak and had a hard time getting a plumber.
  — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
• That said, those who are in-between ranges might have a hard time finding the right fit.
  — Emily Cieslak, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
• Even doctors can have a hard time telling when moles are cancerous.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2023
• The world’s richest people were quick to pick up the book, and had a hard time putting it down.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
• Part of that comes from me having a hard time writing a straight-up villain.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 9 June 2025
• From there, fans might have a hard time picking a favorite moment.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
• We were told the Jets were going to have a hard time keeping him off the field.
  — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
• One of the climbers struggled on the approach, and the other had a hard time on the route.
  — Maya Silver, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
• Cain has a hard time understanding this.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
• Many have a hard time finding a partner who can handle the long absences.
  — Corey Buhay, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
• But the company might have a hard time keeping up with rivals.
  — Kevin Roose, New York Times, 11 July 2023
• Moss continues to have a hard time winning in the public eye.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
• Their customers either don't want to leave en masse or have a hard time escaping.
  — NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
• Devin Mason doesn’t have a hard time talking about getting laid off.
  — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
• The heart has a hard time pumping blood to the body's tissues, and the body sends more blood back to the heart and brain.
  — Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
• The researchers didn't have a hard time finding examples of these claims.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Aug. 2023
• There were long, grassy glades all around and the tiger would have a hard time trying to return to the kill unseen.
  — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
• Teams have a hard time moving on from winning quarterbacks.
  — Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• Customers kept asking for the small frames, and David had a hard time finding them.
  — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
• Even plants that thrive in heat and humidity may have a hard time in a hot car due to sunscorch.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
• Currently paying on a car and having a hard time keeping up with the note?
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
• But Parr had a hard time finding inspiration for a tune that would fit the film.
  — Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
• The waiter has a hard time understanding us.
  — R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025