hard-fought
adjective
1
: requiring a lot of effort or hard work
He won a hard-fought campaign for reelection.
2
: achieved or acquired through a lot of effort or hard work
a hard-fought victory/triumph
Examples of hard-fought in a Sentence
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Brunson scored 42 points in a tough, physical and hard-fought 98-91 victory over the Kings on March 16 in Sacramento.
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Comfort is hard-fought as the protagonist’s dive inward to make sense of the estranged sentiments felt in trying to adjust to their expectations.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
In front of a raucous, capacity crowd, City boys basketball defeated Poly, 54-48, in another classic and hard-fought edition of the city’s biggest rivalry.
—Aidan Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Justice is hard-fought, Mr. Porteous acknowledges, but human rights law does reward determination.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023
There were real achievements — new legislation and restrictions from the city and the state, and in both the Police and Fire Departments — hard-fought and eked out with public pressure, but not always as fast or far-reaching as activists may have wanted.
—Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Neither player has the kind of strokes powerful enough to dominate the other, so dominance will be hard-fought and will likely come from spin, variation, and placement.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 14 July 2023
Maya Rosen and Katie Gaw won a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 battle at second doubles for the Wildcats.
—Colin McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
Few doubt that the road of successful advocacy on such an emotive and hard-fought issue is long and hard.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2023
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Comfort is hard-fought as the protagonist’s dive inward to make sense of the estranged sentiments felt in trying to adjust to their expectations.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
In front of a raucous, capacity crowd, City boys basketball defeated Poly, 54-48, in another classic and hard-fought edition of the city’s biggest rivalry.
—Aidan Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Justice is hard-fought, Mr. Porteous acknowledges, but human rights law does reward determination.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023
There were real achievements — new legislation and restrictions from the city and the state, and in both the Police and Fire Departments — hard-fought and eked out with public pressure, but not always as fast or far-reaching as activists may have wanted.
—Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Neither player has the kind of strokes powerful enough to dominate the other, so dominance will be hard-fought and will likely come from spin, variation, and placement.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 14 July 2023
Maya Rosen and Katie Gaw won a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 battle at second doubles for the Wildcats.
—Colin McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
Few doubt that the road of successful advocacy on such an emotive and hard-fought issue is long and hard.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2023
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“Hard-fought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-fought. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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