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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With the family’s wealth, whiteness and lack of regard for others, many viewers might find themselves hard-pressed to sympathize, much less identify, with the Sinclars.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025
With the aprons threatening, the Magic front office will be hard-pressed to maintain its roster depth for the long term.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 16 June 2025
After all that, the B’s would be hard-pressed to sign more than one impact free agent and maybe another complimentary player.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Anyone would be hard-pressed to argue that those increases by Democratic officeholders have produced breakthroughs on the state’s most-pressing issues.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025
With the aprons threatening, the Magic front office will be hard-pressed to maintain its roster depth for the long term.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 16 June 2025
After all that, the B’s would be hard-pressed to sign more than one impact free agent and maybe another complimentary player.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Anyone would be hard-pressed to argue that those increases by Democratic officeholders have produced breakthroughs on the state’s most-pressing issues.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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