cause hardship

Frequency: 8.018.0 per million words

to be the reason for someone's difficulty

hardshipVERB + hardship

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cause

Examples (10)

  • The sudden factory closure caused severe economic hardship for the entire town.
  • The new regulations are likely to cause undue hardship to small business owners.
  • The prolonged drought has caused immense hardship for farmers in the region.
  • A serious illness in the family can cause great financial hardship.
  • War inevitably causes hardship and suffering for the civilian population.
  • The sanctions were criticized for causing unnecessary hardship to ordinary people.
  • Losing his job caused personal hardship and a crisis of confidence.
  • Historically, such policies have always caused hardship for the poorest in society.
  • The decision to cut funding will cause considerable hardship to the community services that rely on it.
  • Any reform that causes widespread hardship must be re-evaluated.