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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Yet the idea of paying seven figures to spend a week in the Chicago suburbs—at the former residence of an NBA icon who retired a quarter-century ago—proved a hard sell.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
That, school leaders say, is a hard sell, despite the state offering to reimburse districts for the cost.
—Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
This game is a hard sell for a myriad of reasons, but there was always the chance of Activision pulling a second hat-trick this year.
—Fran J. Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
That, school leaders say, is a hard sell, despite the state offering to reimburse districts for the cost.
—Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
This game is a hard sell for a myriad of reasons, but there was always the chance of Activision pulling a second hat-trick this year.
—Fran J. Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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 20 Dec. 2025.
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