Examples of hard-and-fast in a Sentence
hard-and-fast rules that governed the corporate environment in those days included strictures regarding office dress that were rigidly enforced
hard-and-fast beliefs that are the rock-solid foundation of their religion
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By now, that list of what the WIMP can’t be is rather long, and large regions within the space of possibilities are now hard-and-fast ruled out.
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ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
This is not a hard-and-fast rule, which is good because teams bounce around that threshold daily this time of year.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 18 June 2025
While there’s no hard-and-fast rule, experts say the honeymoon phase can last anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of years.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 18 May 2025
Roszkowski says there’s no hard-and-fast rule because different rice varieties have different requirements.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
This is not a hard-and-fast rule, which is good because teams bounce around that threshold daily this time of year.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 18 June 2025
While there’s no hard-and-fast rule, experts say the honeymoon phase can last anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of years.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 18 May 2025
Roszkowski says there’s no hard-and-fast rule because different rice varieties have different requirements.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-and-fast
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“Hard-and-fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-and-fast. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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