tough stretch
Frequency: 6.26.0 per million words
a difficult period of time
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Examples (10)
- He went through a tough stretch last year but things are better now.
- The company has been facing a tough stretch with declining sales.
- It's been a tough stretch for the team, losing five games in a row.
- We expect this tough stretch to end by the end of the quarter.
- During that tough stretch, she found strength she never knew she had.
- The project hit a tough stretch when key personnel left.
- Many small businesses experienced a tough stretch during the pandemic.
- He's managed to stay positive despite going through a really tough stretch recently.
- The government is trying to guide the country through an economically tough stretch.
- It will be a tough stretch of intense negotiations, but we are prepared.