rough passage
a stormy sea journey
a difficult or testing time
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How to use rough passage in a sentence
After a rough passage at the start, by the election year Truman actually had a pretty good economy.
Mitt Romney Is a Lot Like Thomas E. Dewey, the Equivocating Loser to Truman | Robert Shrum | June 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOn this rough passage, perhaps the most distressing spot was "Windy Lake," a small but tempestuous sheet.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George BryceWe had an unusually long and rough passage of sixteen hours, and I was fearfully ill the whole time.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War | Charles Edward RyanThe Vectis took the nurses across the Mediterranean, and a terribly rough passage they had.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 | VariousIt was a decidedly rough passage, especially on the curves through the rocky walls of "Yankee Jim's Canyon."
Down the Yellowstone | Lewis R. Freeman
The gap terminated in a rocky gateway, leading into a rough passage upward, between two precipitous mountains.
The Oregon Trail | Francis Parkman, Jr.
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