with difficulty
Frequency: 8.822.0 per million words
Done in a way that is not easy; requiring a lot of effort.
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Examples (10)
- He climbed the steep hill with difficulty.
- She speaks English, but with difficulty.
- The team will finish the project on time, albeit with difficulty.
- After the accident, he has been moving around only with difficulty.
- Breathing with difficulty, the old man reached for his inhaler.
- The ancient script was deciphered with difficulty by the archaeologists.
- I managed to open the stuck jar, but only with difficulty.
- Although he was a skilled negotiator, he secured the deal with difficulty.
- She recounted the traumatic event with difficulty, her voice trembling.
- With difficulty, the rescue workers pulled the survivor from the rubble.