Example Sentences

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In the eastern U.S., residents have been suffering through one of the most frigid seasons in recent memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Kentucky’s iconic breweries and distilleries have been suffering as of late, thanks to lingering fallout from the pandemic’s economic disruption, a decline in casual drinking among American youths, and the recent Canadian boycott.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

"You are brave to speak out so publicly… I have been suffering in silence," one person commented.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

My government whistleblower clients have been suffering these same retaliatory tactics that are notoriously difficult to challenge in court, yet are almost impossible to live with.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

He must have been suffering just as much emotionally.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand