hard-shell
adjective
variants
or hard-shelled
: fundamental sense 2b, fundamentalist
a hard-shell preacher
hard-shell Baptists
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Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem was still scrounging her cosplay closet for a hard-shell Rolex when someone safely turned the turtles over.
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Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
Leatherback turtles nest on the early side while hard-shell sea turtles like loggerheads and green turtles nest later.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
This hard-shell set is lightweight, meets TSA regulations, and fits perfectly in most overhead bins, even on smaller planes.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Dubai chocolate bars, known for their hard-shell chocolate exterior and creamy, nutty green center, have taken over social media for months.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
Leatherback turtles nest on the early side while hard-shell sea turtles like loggerheads and green turtles nest later.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
This hard-shell set is lightweight, meets TSA regulations, and fits perfectly in most overhead bins, even on smaller planes.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Dubai chocolate bars, known for their hard-shell chocolate exterior and creamy, nutty green center, have taken over social media for months.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-shell
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“Hard-shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-shell. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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