Examples of hard shoulder in a Sentence
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In extremely dense fog, drivers are advised to turn on their hazard lights, pull over into a safe place, and if that’s on the side of the road or hard shoulder—turn off all lights except the hazards, engage the hand brake, and wait until the fog lifts.
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Pressed on the post’s relevance, Le Pen’s answer may point to her following Meloni’s hard shoulder to Moscow.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 5 July 2024
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Pressed on the post’s relevance, Le Pen’s answer may point to her following Meloni’s hard shoulder to Moscow.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 5 July 2024
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“Hard shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20shoulder. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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