hard-driving
adjective
hard-driv·ing
ˈhär(d)-ˈdrī-viŋ 
: intensely ambitious, energetic, or hardworking
Examples of hard-driving in a Sentence
she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen
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As a player, the hard-driving Johnson was a slugging infielder who once hit 43 home runs in a season and was part of the first trio of teammates top 40, along with Hank Aaron and Darrell Evans of the 1973 Atlanta Braves.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Screeching tires and a roaring engine offer an apt opening for this hard-driving song from these longtime metal masters.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
If your porch furniture is under cover, there's still a chance those cushions will get blown around or hit by hard-driving rain.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
The affable Carroll was the polar opposite of the stern hard-driving Parcells.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Screeching tires and a roaring engine offer an apt opening for this hard-driving song from these longtime metal masters.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
If your porch furniture is under cover, there's still a chance those cushions will get blown around or hit by hard-driving rain.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
The affable Carroll was the polar opposite of the stern hard-driving Parcells.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-driving
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“Hard-driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-driving. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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