Sentence examples for gone through a rough patch from inspiring English sources

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Rough patch.

A rough patch is a difficult or trying period.

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That is welcome news for an institution that has gone through a rough patch lately, with staff turnover and a resultant lack of vision and direction.

"We have gone through a rough patch in recent weeks, but Saab is back in action again," Victor Muller, the chief executive of Saab and its parent company, the Dutch automaker Spyker Cars, said in a statement.

People across the nation don't feel represented in Washington – they've gone through a rough patch of joblessness, wage stagnation, being settled in debt, often in the form of student loans, and have been spooked by the specter of Isis.

It may be that either the whole market or the fund's investment style (large-cap growth, for example) has recently gone through a rough patch.

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Steven Ballmer is going through a rough patch.

"Pakistan is going through a rough patch.

I was going through a rough patch at work.

After Tyree found God, they went through a rough patch.

The boyfriend and I were going through a rough patch.

Like most pharmaceutical companies, GSK is going through a rough patch.

The world economy is going through a rough patch, they say, and Germany is structurally sound.

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