grave difficulty
Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words
Used to describe very serious and worrying difficulty.
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- The patient is in grave difficulty and requires immediate surgery.
- The company found itself in grave difficulty after the main investor pulled out.
- Peace negotiations are in grave difficulty following the latest round of talks.
- He knew he was in grave difficulty when the police surrounded his house.
- During the harsh winter, the small village faced grave difficulty surviving.
- The rescue mission is experiencing grave difficulty due to the extreme weather.
- If this trend continues, the industry will face grave difficulty within five years.
- She confessed to being in grave difficulty and asked her family for help.
- Despite the grave difficulty of the task, the team remained optimistic.
- The report acknowledged the grave difficulty in implementing these new policies.