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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In fact, most shoppers who are in the market for a used vehicle would be hard-pressed to find a 3-year-old model below even $30,000, forget finding one for $20,000.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Factor in a four-hour charging time via a conventional 110-volt outlet, and users would be hard-pressed to need much more in a week’s worth of commuting, grocery and errand runs, and so on.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Anyone trying to explain President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld this week would be hard-pressed to find a reason in either man’s words or deeds.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
However, guests would be hard-pressed to find a more appealing place to dine than Ai Fiore, an Altamarea restaurant on the hotel's second floor, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Factor in a four-hour charging time via a conventional 110-volt outlet, and users would be hard-pressed to need much more in a week’s worth of commuting, grocery and errand runs, and so on.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Anyone trying to explain President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld this week would be hard-pressed to find a reason in either man’s words or deeds.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
However, guests would be hard-pressed to find a more appealing place to dine than Ai Fiore, an Altamarea restaurant on the hotel's second floor, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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