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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There’s no hard-and-fast rule, and if someone tells you there is?
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Final Thoughts Like most decision-making in business, there are no hard-and-fast rules.
—Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Some of this came about due to the emergence of the internet and a hard-and-fast push to boost the conference and interactive space of SXSW.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Because no hard-and-fast medical test exists for ME/CFS, the condition is sometimes considered more of a psychological than physical ailment.
—New Atlas, 25 July 2025
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Final Thoughts Like most decision-making in business, there are no hard-and-fast rules.
—Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Some of this came about due to the emergence of the internet and a hard-and-fast push to boost the conference and interactive space of SXSW.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Because no hard-and-fast medical test exists for ME/CFS, the condition is sometimes considered more of a psychological than physical ailment.
—New Atlas, 25 July 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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