hard-line
adjective
: advocating or involving a rigidly uncompromising course of action
a hard-line policy
Examples of hard-line in a Sentence
a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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This hard-line immigration policy from Republicans has raised concerns over racial profiling from immigrant rights advocates.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Takaichi is the first female prime minister in the history of Japan, a hard-line conservative.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past few months, Hispanic communities have also been a target of the president’s hard-line immigration tactics.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But Putin has not shifted from the hard-line demands underpinning his war.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Takaichi is the first female prime minister in the history of Japan, a hard-line conservative.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past few months, Hispanic communities have also been a target of the president’s hard-line immigration tactics.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But Putin has not shifted from the hard-line demands underpinning his war.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-line
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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