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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The same goes for the highway—in fact, potential customers would be hard-pressed to find better in this department for the price offered.
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Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Midcentury-modern enthusiasts would be hard-pressed to find a more exemplary estate than this one in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which actually combines two stalwarts of the time period, visionary architect Richard Neutra and the influential Case Study Houses program.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Only the beefiest gaming rigs can dream of powering its 3,840 x 2,160-pixel resolution at the full 240-Hz refresh rate, but those who can will be hard-pressed to find anything stronger.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 18 Sep. 2025
If this were to happen, Congress would be hard-pressed to write a new statute that creates pre-termination hearings or otherwise seeks to limit the power of the president that would satisfy the court’s aggressive support for presidential removals.
—James B. Speta, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Midcentury-modern enthusiasts would be hard-pressed to find a more exemplary estate than this one in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which actually combines two stalwarts of the time period, visionary architect Richard Neutra and the influential Case Study Houses program.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Only the beefiest gaming rigs can dream of powering its 3,840 x 2,160-pixel resolution at the full 240-Hz refresh rate, but those who can will be hard-pressed to find anything stronger.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 18 Sep. 2025
If this were to happen, Congress would be hard-pressed to write a new statute that creates pre-termination hearings or otherwise seeks to limit the power of the president that would satisfy the court’s aggressive support for presidential removals.
—James B. Speta, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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