TRIBULATION in a Sentence

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Example sentences for TRIBULATION, such as:

1. Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation.
2. For my part, I abominate all honourable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever.
3. In spite of all these trials and tribulations, Atlanta's ten thousand population had grown to double that number during the war.

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 Meanings and Examples of TRIBULATION
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tribulation
 n.  an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
Classic Sentence:
1  Amy was learning this distinction through much tribulation, for mistaking enthusiasm for inspiration, she attempted every branch of art with youthful audacity.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
2  In spite of all these trials and tribulations, Atlanta's ten thousand population had grown to double that number during the war.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
3  For my part, I abominate all honourable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1. Loomings.
Example Sentence:
1  Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation.