hard-hit

adjective

ˈhärd-ˌhit

: profoundly stricken : affected in an especially negative way

one of the industries particularly hard-hit during the downturn

Examples of hard-hit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At a separate news conference in Florida on Tuesday, Caribbean officials said Grenada’s islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique were particularly hard-hit by the storm, with electricity down, roofs ripped off and debris everywhere. —

Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 Downtown hotels were particularly hard-hit by the pandemic, and some have changed owners or operators. —

Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 Wednesday’s storms left extensive damage to trees and power lines, flipped boats and campers and damaged some buildings — with the Brainerd Lakes region particularly hard-hit. —

Andrew Krueger | Mpr News, Twin Cities, 14 June 2024 But neither did many students, whose communities were hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. —

Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hard-hit

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