1The family had to endure a long and arduous ordeal while waiting for news about their missing loved one.
2Was the trial an ordeal for the witnesses, or did they feel supported throughout the process?
3The athlete described the marathon as an ordeal, but also a transformative experience that pushed her to new limits.
4Try to avoid putting your team through an ordeal by setting unrealistic deadlines or expectations.
5Historians often portray the colonization of the Americas as an ordeal for indigenous populations, marked by violence, displacement, and cultural erasure.