Examples of hard-pressed in a Sentence
they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
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Scientists, for their part, were hard-pressed to pinpoint the cause of the disaster.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
But New York will be hard-pressed to make the playoffs with second-year stud WR Malik Nabers out for the season due to a torn ACL.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) have said that the GOP will be hard-pressed to garner support among Democrats if there’s no action taken on Affordable Care Act subsidies, which will expire at the end of the year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
The same goes for the highway—in fact, potential customers would be hard-pressed to find better in this department for the price offered.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
But New York will be hard-pressed to make the playoffs with second-year stud WR Malik Nabers out for the season due to a torn ACL.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) have said that the GOP will be hard-pressed to garner support among Democrats if there’s no action taken on Affordable Care Act subsidies, which will expire at the end of the year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
The same goes for the highway—in fact, potential customers would be hard-pressed to find better in this department for the price offered.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-pressed
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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