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Ordeal is an English word with synonyms like experience or trial. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ordeal meaning

  1. A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
  2. A painful or trying experience.
  3. The poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean.

Synonyms of Ordeal

experience trial by ordeal trial

Related words

Other words often associated with Ordeal or its synonyms:

attempt proceeding undergo participate run experiment inexperience endeavor proceedings occurrence test competition

Using Ordeal

  • The main meaning on this page is: A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused. | A painful or trying experience. | The poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean.
  • Useful related words include: experience, trial by ordeal, trial.
  • In the example corpus, ordeal often appears in combinations such as: the ordeal, her ordeal, ordeal and.

Context around Ordeal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

terrifying 1× physical 1× horrific 1× lengthy 1× nasty 1×

Often after:

trial 1× began 1× doctors 1× behind 1× didn 1×

Sentence patterns with Ordeal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after the ordeal doctors said 1× be an ordeal to negotiate 1× cuellar s ordeal the last 1× despite her ordeal the fox 1× effects the ordeal had on 1× elizabeth s ordeal began on 1× explaining their ordeal and confirming 1× from their ordeal which saw 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a former royal 1× a specialized water 1× after the act 1× after the ordeal 1× amazingly despite her 1× an 18 year 1×

Common sentence endings:

a manipulation tactic 1× at other banks 1× damaged old one 1× had no injuries 1× harlequins second team 1× her apartment building 1×

Words around Ordeal

Just before it in the word index:

orde 4 ordbok 2 ordbog 2 ordaz 6 ordanance 2 ordains 6

Just after it in the word index:

ordeals 45 ordean 2 ordega 6 ordelaffi 4 orden 13 ordentlicher 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

assessments 764 bargain 764 bmw 764 indoors 764 seas 764 staffing 764

Corpus analysis for Ordeal

  • In this selection, "ordeal" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, terrifying, physical, horrific, trial, began and doctors stand out and add context to how "ordeal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the ordeal doctors said and be an ordeal to negotiate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ordeal" sits close to words such as assessments, bargain and bmw, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ordeal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Amazingly, despite her ordeal the fox had no injuries. (9 words)

But she wasn't alone during the lengthy ordeal. (9 words)

After the act, they went home and the complainant narrated her ordeal to the landlord. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

This follows a recommendation by the Attorney General’s Department for the suspects to be tried for three offences; conspiracy to commit crime to wit trial by ordeal, trial by ordeal and assault. (33 words)

Biermann also shared his side of the story, telling the officers he had “kindly” handled the situation while also calling Zolciak a “narcissist” who was using the ordeal as a “manipulation” tactic. (32 words)

According to Ms Stirling, Elizabeth’s ordeal began on 14 July as she went through the international hub of Dubai Airport on her way home to New York with a pal. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

This follows a recommendation by the Attorney General’s Department for the suspects to be tried for three offences; conspiracy to commit crime to wit trial by ordeal, trial by ordeal and assault.

According to Ms Stirling, Elizabeth’s ordeal began on 14 July as she went through the international hub of Dubai Airport on her way home to New York with a pal.

A former Royal Marine from Midlothian has spoken of his terrifying ordeal after he was shot by a pirate during a charity expedition in South America.

After the act, they went home and the complainant narrated her ordeal to the landlord.

After the ordeal, doctors said she cannot have any more children because the risk of death is too high.

Amazingly, despite her ordeal the fox had no injuries.

An 18-year-old left-arm wrist spinner from Herat, Noor Ahmad, too is proving to be an ordeal to negotiate, let alone nullify.

An eye witness, Yaa Yeboah, told the that the incident occurred at about 10am on Monday, when the illegal miners were said to have been on site engaging in their ordeal.

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A specialized water rescue team was dispatched to save the trapped people, who were uninjured in the ordeal.

At home in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway, John and Pamela were still recovering from their ordeal – which saw them having to jettison all their belongings in the race to safety.

Because there’s literally not one outlet that has offered me any substance of information about where my bag is,” he explained of the ordeal.

Before Cuellar’s ordeal, the last violent attack on a U.S. representative happened in February when in her apartment building.

Biermann also shared his side of the story, telling the officers he had “kindly” handled the situation while also calling Zolciak a “narcissist” who was using the ordeal as a “manipulation” tactic.

Both Richards and Umansky shared a post on explaining their ordeal and confirming that they've indeed split from each other after 27 years of marriage.

But Cleo’s parents have revealed the lingering effects the ordeal had on their family.

But it wasn’t just emotionally painful — it was a horrible physical ordeal as well.

But now, almost three years on, Mr Harcombe has now put his horrific ordeal behind him and has become a coach for Porth Harlequins second team.

But she wasn't alone during the lengthy ordeal.

But the council tenant says the nasty ordeal could have been prevented had his landlord provided him with a fence – after removing the storm damaged old one.

But the resolution of First Republic’s ordeal didn’t resolve all the problems at other banks.

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Common combinations with ordeal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ordeal" in a sentence?
An example: "This follows a recommendation by the Attorney General’s Department for the suspects to be tried for three offences; conspiracy to commit crime to wit trial by ordeal, trial by ordeal and assault." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ordeal" from authentic English texts.
What does "ordeal" mean?
Ordeal means: A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
What are synonyms of "ordeal"?
Common synonyms of "ordeal" include: experience, trial by ordeal, trial.
How many example sentences with "ordeal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ordeal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.