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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Watch on Netflix Modest Heroes Anthology films are often a hard sell, but this trio of tales centered on small forms of heroism from Japanese animation house Studio Ponoc—founded by Studio Ghibli vet Yoshiaki Nishimura—is an easy exception to the rule.
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
Putin has insisted that Russia has no interest in taking sides in a sectarian dispute and is merely fighting extremism, but this may be a hard sell domestically, as some Russian Muslims question Russia’s support of a regime that bombs its Sunni population.
—Angela Stent, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
The midwestern city is also seeking to plug into the ethos of Redford’s festival – something that many prove a hard sell for other contenders.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Although most profiling is just irritating – a hard sell of souvenirs or tip-baiting, for example – some of it can be hazardous.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
Putin has insisted that Russia has no interest in taking sides in a sectarian dispute and is merely fighting extremism, but this may be a hard sell domestically, as some Russian Muslims question Russia’s support of a regime that bombs its Sunni population.
—Angela Stent, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
The midwestern city is also seeking to plug into the ethos of Redford’s festival – something that many prove a hard sell for other contenders.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Although most profiling is just irritating – a hard sell of souvenirs or tip-baiting, for example – some of it can be hazardous.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
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