Sentence examples for severely tried from inspiring English sources

"I intend to honor their respective churches, which, especially in the course of the 20th century, have been severely tried," the pope said of the three men, adding that Christians under totalitarianism, "knew how to pay witness to their faith amid suffering of every kind, not rarely culminating in the sacrifice of their life".

Unprecedented demands were placed on their skills and expertise, and their personal commitment to their profession was severely tried.

In the Bhagavad Gita Arjuna longed to see Krishna in his "divine form" transcending creation but the awesome vision that severely tried Arjuna's capacity to endure it was granted at Krishna's sole discretion.

Indeed, sometimes this novel is more self-referential than even Barth, who has always delighted in severely trying the reader's patience, might wish.

If everyone followed your free-ride example and refrained from paying, there'd be no money to finance subway service -- plus, my imaginary Aunt Minna would injure herself severely trying to hurdle the turnstile in heels and a demure suit in a nice cotton-poly blend.

Avoid chastising toddlers severely; try to rely on natural consequences instead, and tell your child what kind of behavior you expect.

The boy saw the victim, severely injured, trying to climb up the stairs.

Remember, we're severely challenged trying to accurately predict GDP or jobs out one quarter or one month.

Ten people with severely impaired vision tried out the prototype as part of a pilot study, Ms. Goldring said.

The plaintiff, Richelle Olson, contends that she was severely injured when she tried to grab the microphone away from him.

He said he had been beaten especially severely because he had tried to hide from the troops.