How to Use ordeal in a Sentence

ordeal

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  • The ordeal delayed the game briefly as players dropped to the field.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The whole ordeal took about half an hour, and there were tears.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • The ordeal prompted Haines to reach out to McCarthy's reps.
    — EW.com, 14 June 2024
  • 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
  • Goldberg-Polin said that the support of so many had been their source of strength during the ordeal of the past months nine months.
    — Sharon Altshul, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • 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
  • Every drop-off and pickup since the eviction had been an ordeal.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2024
  • Kemp said the ordeal raised questions about what nation can say Leonardo is one of their own.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 July 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
  • Volunteers say the dog, now named Argon, is around 7 years old and describe him as sweet and kind in spite of his ordeal.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 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
  • Heavy traffic on the way out turned what should have been a 15-minute drive into a harrowing two-hour ordeal.
    — CBS News, 19 June 2024
  • Justice, 2, survived, but the ordeal left the couple shaken.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024

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