tribulation
noun
grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
tribulations
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pluralof tribulation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It reminds me of how, recently, my younger sister — deep in the trials and tribulations of planning her wedding look — called me sounding breathless and almost conspiratorial.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"You have the trials and the tribulations, you win some, you lose some, you make progress, you sometimes have setbacks, but you have made it, and this day we've made it," added the CEO.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The late P-22 — a celebrity mountain lion that inhabited Griffith Park – personified the tribulations facing his kind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
“When I am back home,” in Modesto, Calif., Crane says, “I can take the daily tribulations that we all encounter and see them as the minor things they are.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
They may go through trials and they may go through tribulations, but they survive.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
