hard-earned

adjective

: achieved or acquired through a lot of effort or hard work

Someone stole all her hard-earned money.

a hard-earned victory

Examples of hard-earned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This beneficial garden maintenance task is imperative for keeping your beautiful, hard-earned rose bush alive year after year. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 July 2026

This year, the warm weather, longer days, and good vibes feel especially hard-earned. — InStyle, 7 June 2026

That status was hard-earned; established through the tireless passion and expansive knowledge which the husband-and-wife duo infuse into the project. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

Of course, that trust was hard-earned. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 May 2026

Rhymes for hard-earned

• overturned
• unconcerned
• adjourned
• concerned
• discerned
• interned
• returned
• sunburned
• unburned
• unearned
• unlearned
• unturned