How to Use ordeal in a Sentence
ordeal
noun
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The ordeal delayed the game briefly as players dropped to the field.
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Howard Koplowitz | [email protected],
al,
15 Sep. 2023
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The whole ordeal has been a huge boost for the younger Brandon.
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Aj Willingham,
CNN,
17 July 2022
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The whole ordeal took about half an hour, and there were tears.
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Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2024
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By the time the ordeal was over, Kilbane says she was hooked.
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Gretchen Cuda Kroen,
cleveland,
17 Jan. 2023
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Add the stress of a fish fight, and trout can have a tough time surviving the ordeal.
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Morgan Lyle,
Field & Stream,
13 July 2023
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Still, the ordeal was enough for Dubrow to threaten leaving the show.
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Tatiana Tenreyro,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 July 2024
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After the ordeal, the assailant dropped the victim at her car and left.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2024
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And even those who feel the process was fair can often find it an ordeal.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Nov. 2023
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But the whole ordeal may have been too much for Speaker Gillett.
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Carl Hulse,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2023
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The ordeal ended when dawn came and the bats retreated to the attic.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
31 Oct. 2023
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The whole ordeal has left her feeling changed for the better.
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Shania Russell,
EW.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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Belle stayed on the phone with her father throughout the ordeal.
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Mike Cason | [email protected],
al,
13 Jan. 2023
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The republic got through the Trump ordeal, but only by the skin of our teeth.
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Mark Medish,
The New Republic,
30 Nov. 2022
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The father said his son lost his jacket, and that the boys' tent broke during the ordeal.
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Abigail Adams,
Peoplemag,
6 Mar. 2023
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The ordeal prompted Haines to reach out to McCarthy's reps.
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EW.com,
14 June 2024
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That, for me, has been the biggest takeaway from this whole ordeal.
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Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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The deal would spare Boeing the ordeal of a public trial.
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David Koenig,
Fortune,
8 Aug. 2024
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That episode was the start of my ongoing health ordeal.
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Carmen Cusido,
refinery29.com,
20 June 2022
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Just like the rest of the Twitterverse, musicians have had some thoughts about the ordeal.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 Apr. 2023
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Those in Lewiston are hoping to be able to heal after the ordeal.
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Perry Stein,
Washington Post,
28 Oct. 2023
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Goldberg-Polin said that the support of so many had been their source of strength during the ordeal of the past months nine months.
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Sharon Altshul,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2024
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Lala Kent went through a scary ordeal with her baby girl last week.
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Angela Andaloro,
Peoplemag,
10 Nov. 2022
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As with flight delays, the abrupt change in plans can turn into an ordeal.
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Luz Lazo,
Washington Post,
22 July 2022
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This was the final straw for Martha, who was heartbroken over the ordeal.
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Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2024
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The scariest moment [of the entire ordeal] was the first five minutes.
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Rafael Freitas,
Peoplemag,
30 July 2024
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While the train was crowded, Dang said that three women helped her throughout the ordeal.
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Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
29 Sep. 2023
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At the end of a harrowing week, Sabey and Perkins began to believe that the ordeal would soon be over.
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Caitlin Gibson,
Washington Post,
7 Dec. 2022
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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.
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Ben Goggin,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2023
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The ordeal was captured on video and shows a hooded male on the edge of the platform and a victim looking at his phone as the train pulls into the station.
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Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
1 Jan. 2025
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The final minutes rely on Dounia’s heroism to wrap the ordeal with an unearned neatness.
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Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2024
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