How to Use hard time in a Sentence

hard time

noun
  • My wife still gives me a hard time about that.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • This was a hard time in my father’s life.
    — Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Your father may give him a hard time at first.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And if your kids give you a hard time, just show them this story.
    — Kathryn Varn, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
  • And after maybe kids in the class have given her a hard time.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • Just stay within your lane and don’t give anybody a hard time.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Just stay within your lane and don’t give anybody a hard time.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Babies had a hard time sleeping.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • What compelled you to get up on that stage as a kid during such a hard time?
    — Grace Bastidas, Parents, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Did your parents give you a hard time for wanting to be a rapper at first?
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The coach who likes to parse questions no longer is giving anyone a hard time.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But research also shows that middle age can be a hard time to find new friends.
    — Sarah Gundle, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Maybe that’s just the uniform for people who are going through a hard time?
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 28 June 2025
  • The work with Maya was coming from a need to laugh and survive that hard time.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
  • This might be why Bailey is having a hard time meeting a man.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Jason Kelce can't help but give his little brother a hard time.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • For one thing, my sensitive stomach often gives me a hard time.
    — Anne Heigel, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Wesley has a hard time keeping up, and quite frankly is on the precipice of losing his job at the garage.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • On this day, the Padres saw a San Diegan give them a hard time.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Mosquitoes have a hard time flying when there is air movement.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Some are having a hard time paying their rent, and others can’t afford child care.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Even plants that thrive in heat and humidity may have a hard time in a hot car due to sunscorch.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • My husband, who agreed to work with me doing this, gives me a hard time every week by being late.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Or the occasion when a girl at school was getting a hard time from some of the boys in her football team.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Last week, Genesis gave his mom a hard time at one of her own shows about her outfit choice.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The central bank has a really hard time deciding what the right thing is to do.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Many areas have a hard time over-wintering lavender.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
  • Cole found that he was still traumatized by the abuse and had a hard time concentrating.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Other kids always giving me a hard time and calling me skinny.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • And the Rams were having a hard time holding up in pass protection.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

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