hard year

Examples (10)

• It has been a particularly hard year for small businesses.
• After a hard year of training, she was ready for the marathon.
• Many families experienced a hard year financially due to the economic downturn.
• The farmers faced a hard year with record low rainfall.
• Despite a hard year, their spirits remained high.
• He remembered his first hard year at university, struggling with independence.
• This was arguably the most hard year of his political career.
• We hope the coming year will be less hard than the last one.
• Surviving such a hard year made them stronger.
• The company managed to grow even during a hard year for the industry.