Examples of 'ordeal' in a sentence

Meaning of "ordeal"

Ordeal is a difficult or painful experience, especially one that tests a person's endurance or patience
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  • A painful or trying experience.
  • A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
  • The poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean

How to use "ordeal" in a sentence

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I continue praying my ordeal will come to an end.
This ordeal has cost me days of my life.
I heard about your ordeal on the surface.
My ordeal at the induction has made me tired.
Surely no greater ordeal is faced by any animal.
Ordeal has clarified some things for me.
Imagine the ordeal of life without him.
Do not put me through this ordeal by fire.
So glad my ordeal brought you such amusement.
Family gatherings were often an ordeal for her.
But this ordeal was a learning experience for me.
But he survived and overcame this ordeal.
But their ordeal was far from over.
You have been through a very testing ordeal.
Then the ordeal by fire will commence.

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A symbol of her rebirth after her ordeal.
This ordeal will be over in a short time.
We have suffered the ordeal of losing a relative.
This ordeal wore on her health considerably.
I just hope this ordeal strengthens you.
The ordeal of weight was often easy to pass.
You see the ordeal set beyond.
His ordeal began on their wedding night.
Ramsey survived the ordeal seemingly unharmed.
The ordeal left her virtually mute.
It was a terrible ordeal for both martin.
Your ordeal of captivity and deprivation is at an end.
The stress of this ordeal has been debilitating.
We know you have been through a terrible ordeal.
The final ordeal before letting you go.
He is fit for seizure from the ordeal.
Trial by ordeal or battle avoided these problems.
At least this whole ordeal is over now.
Your ordeal has only just begun.
I see some major climatic ordeal happening.
And this ordeal has made me realize.
They seemed to have survived the ordeal.
Their terrifying ordeal will soon be over.
Rarely had a nation been subjected to such an ordeal.
You are lost in the ordeal of human life.
I realize you have been through quite an ordeal.
We will bear this ordeal to the end.
He is fortunately recovering well from his ordeal.
Really have been a harrowing ordeal of emotional brutality.
You must have been through a terrible ordeal.
And now the whole ordeal is over.
I understand you have been through a great ordeal.
This is quite the ordeal for visas.
I have sweated through this whole ordeal.
You are making an ordeal out of nothing.

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