How to Use have a hard time in a Sentence

have a hard time

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• And even Kotsay had a hard time putting into words what Ohtani is doing.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
• Kessler isn’t going to have a hard time remembering when he and Stockard got engaged at all.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
• Like many sentimental folks, Joan had a hard time discarding the cards.
  — Anna Halkidis, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
• When dust covers the filter, air coming into your home from your system has a hard time leveling out.
  — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
• History, though, suggests that policymakers will have a hard time stopping there.
  — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2026
• Despite the evacuation order being lifted, some people who live close to the derailment were still having a hard time getting home.
  — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• Economists say June’s modest job gains point to a stagnant, low-hire labor market where people are continuing to have a hard time finding new jobs.
  — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• Patients may have to submit several stool samples on different days to detect the parasite because laboratory tests may have a hard time detecting Cyclospora.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 July 2026