Examples of hard sell in a Sentence
Such an expensive project will be a hard sell during these slow economic times.
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And for many anthropologists, earlier hominins with those capabilities—once considered uniquely human—are a hard sell.
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ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
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Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Wine trends also have favored boozy and bracing styles, a hard sell for folks used to sipping hard seltzers at the club.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
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ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
—
Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Wine trends also have favored boozy and bracing styles, a hard sell for folks used to sipping hard seltzers at the club.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hard sell
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“Hard sell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20sell. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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