Sentence examples for this tough stretch from inspiring English sources

"He played with a lot of emotion, which is something our team just didn't have throughout this tough stretch in league.

Despite the tough stretch, Sullinger said he never regretted his decision to return to Ohio State.

"I would be disappointed if we didn't stay second, especially with the tough stretch we've had.

"I birdied my first two holes and then got through that tough stretch between the 14th and 18th holes in just one over.

This is a tough stretch we're all going through.

For Boston, which is atop the East, this continues a tough stretch that includes matchups against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat.

This after a tough stretch that might have been their most difficult of the year.

"This is a tough stretch," Long said, "but there's no way around them, even if you mix it up, everyone in league is tough.

"But even though this is a tough stretch, we always talk about, 'Hey, the sun is coming up, let's go out there and try to create some momentum.'".

"We all knew that this was a tough stretch for us, but mentally we had to be strong," said defenseman Keith Carney, who played 25:13 Sunday, giving him 93 minutes 58 seconds in the four-game span.

That said, this has been a tough stretch for an institution that as recently as 2001 had four productions or co-productions running on Broadway, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Proof," and the commercial hit "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife".