Being trapped in the elevator was a harrowing 'ordeal' for the shoppers.
I need to find a way to make traveling less of an 'ordeal'.
the 'ordeal' of cancer treatment
(..) Mr President... Let me introduce you to Professor Mactilburgh. lt's an honour, Mr President. Where are my two heroes? They were so tired from their ordeal, we put them in the reactor. l have meetings after this. Let me see if they're revived. Thank you. (..)1997 The Fifth Element