trials and tribulations

plural noun

formal
: difficult experiences, problems, etc.
the trials and tribulations of starting a new business

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Instead of facing the battle alone and fearful, Main and Letterman were able to go through it together and help each other through the trials and tribulations. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 17 June 2026 And also, most documentaries are going to be better when they're done about artists who have lived through 30, 40, 50 years of a career and had trials and tribulations. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 June 2026 There is something inherently cinematic and moving about a struggling person’s by-the-bootstraps journey to healing, with a lifetime’s worth of trials and tribulations. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026 Herrera’s book justifiably treated the paintings as essentially autobiographical, recording a life of trials and tribulations. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trials and tribulations

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“Trials and tribulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trials%20and%20tribulations. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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