How to Use ordeal in a Sentence

ordeal

noun

• The ordeal delayed the game briefly as players dropped to the field.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2023
• Add the stress of a fish fight, and trout can have a tough time surviving the ordeal.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• After the ordeal, the assailant dropped the victim at her car and left.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
• And even those who feel the process was fair can often find it an ordeal.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The ordeal ended when dawn came and the bats retreated to the attic.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• Just like the rest of the Twitterverse, musicians have had some thoughts about the ordeal.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2023
• Those in Lewiston are hoping to be able to heal after the ordeal.
  — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• While the train was crowded, Dang said that three women helped her throughout the ordeal.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• Looking for answers In the three months that have passed since the ordeal, the McConneys have tried to process what happened to them and how.
  — Ben Goggin, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Some were taken out of the plane on stretchers, too weak to stand after their ordeal.
  — Reuters, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
• As the Manns spoke about the ordeal, linemen restrung power lines above their heads.
  — Henri Hollis, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023
• The four men in the sub endured a 15-hour ordeal until a two-man mini-submarine was able to cut the line and free the Deep Quest.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
• The emotional and respectful tale recounts the strength and unity of those who made it through the ordeal — and the many who didn’t.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
• Juris said that Wilkinson agreed to share the ordeal with viewers.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• The resident was not injured in the ordeal, Gandhi said.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
• From that area south to Jerusalem is about a two-hour drive today, but walking it in the first century was a lengthy ordeal.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 9 Apr. 2023
• For the consultant, the ordeal began nearly six months ago.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Next ordeal: Getting medical help Templer was out of the river but not out of the woods.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
• Bringing Fisker’s concept to market was the next ordeal.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
• But what should have been a triumphant moment felt more like an ordeal for the lone Republican in the trio.
  — Kayla Guo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• Getting to Globe Life Field and finding parking can be an ordeal.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
• Your next auto purchase doesn’t have to be a stressful ordeal.
  — Kat Hnatyshyn, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
• Justice, 2, survived, but the ordeal left the couple shaken.
  — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
• The ordeal began after the guest left the hotel to go shopping on Friday morning, per the report.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
• Within days the culprit was found and the shoes were returned, but the best part of the ordeal was that our heroine got a shiny new pair of Tabi mary-janes courtesy of Ssense.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
• For Yaffe, the ordeal continues to take a heavy toll, according to her lawsuit.
  — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
• Stripped, kicked and recorded on Preston’s phone throughout the ordeal, Jules is left with nothing.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
• Locals remember the months-long ordeal after the 2021 spill.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• What were the traumatic long-term effects of such a harrowing ordeal on mind and body?
  — Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
• Two of the four divers who were rescued dozens of miles off the coast of North Carolina earlier this week are speaking out about the ordeal.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024