travail
noun
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
Example Sentences
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The group is aiming to secure a sustained rebound in its top line, having suffered a fresh fall in sales in its most recent quarter, dragged down by persistent travails at Gucci.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
In 2007, a mediator determined that despite fiscal travails, Vallejo couldn’t reduce the size of its fire department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Martin O'Neill needed a win after his recent travails and this was a stroll in the park that he could not have imagined.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
That and oil price buoyancy pushed the peso up 10% against the dollar this year despite budgetary travails.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
She tells me about her recent medical travails, including, as she says, “my two fake hips and my fake knee.”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
