Sentence examples for harsh existence from inspiring English sources

It was an informal currency, a means of livelihood, and an enlivener of a harsh existence.

and John Sayles's "Matewan," two films that observe the harsh existence of miners.

The harsh existence, the loneliness and other privations of the frontier, the scarcity of a good bottle of wine?

He is a proud member of the travelling community, a harsh existence that values the ability of men to stand their corner.

"Always a survivor, never a victim, she remains hopeful that she can move away from this harsh existence to a better life.

They are the largest cave-dwelling animals in the world, apex predators adapted to a harsh existence in the cold, subterranean dark.

You have exiled yourself to a colder, harsher existence.

The fall in output, which took away only a portion of the catch-up growth after it had won independence in 1991, may have been easier to endure for a citizenry hardened by a harsher existence under Soviet rule.

I'm trying to tell the story from two different points of view: the baby bear's story shown in warm, reassuring coloured pencils, and Goldilock's harsher existence painted like a graphic novel, in sepia tones.

An unspecified war or series of wars has dragged the world back into a harsh, preindustrial existence.

In past documentaries, Mr. Segre often focused on the harsh, bleak existence of illegal immigrants to Italy.