How to Use hard-and-fast in a Sentence

hard-and-fast

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• One hard-and-fast rule to live by in this case?
  — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
• Of course, these are guidelines rather than hard-and-fast rules.
  — Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
• There’s no hard-and-fast rule, and if someone tells you there is?
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
• There are no hard-and-fast rules about how much to tip anywhere, of course.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• There are hard-and-fast rules—and then there's common courtesy.
  — Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2023
• Though there are no hard-and-fast rules for breakfast casseroles, here are six easy steps to help you along.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
• There are no hard-and-fast rules for replacing a mattress.
  — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
• As for tipping, concierges say there really is no hard-and-fast rule.
  — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
• But the truth is that 30 percent ceiling isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
• Following the rhyme isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but more of a starting point to fill out your board.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
• There are no hard-and-fast recommendations for how much colostrum to take.
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 2 July 2024
• But remember, there are no hard-and-fast rules on deer behavior.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2022
• Both Chris and Ines don’t believe there are any hard-and-fast rules with pork.
  — Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
• There are no hard-and-fast rules on how to log a home run or whether a circus catch ought to be recorded as more than an out.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
• Cass says that this hard-and-fast philosophy can be far too limiting.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
• But suppose we are faced with something that doesn’t have a hard-and-fast definition.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
• This isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, and everyone has different fluid needs.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 July 2023
• After all, weddings are unique to every couple, so there aren’t always hard-and-fast rules to fall back on.
  — Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
• The only hard-and-fast rule is that the audience is not permitted inside the fight.
  — Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2023
• While there’s no hard-and-fast rule, experts say the honeymoon phase can last anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of years.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 18 May 2025
• Dogs bred for alertness or reactivity may be more attuned to sound, though this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.
  — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
• Thus Johns’s color room is his kingdom, and there are certain hard-and-fast rules for admittance.
  — Vanessa Friedman, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
• Medicine, dentistry, accounting—don’t have these hard-and-fast ownership rules.
  — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Instead of having a hard-and-fast 60-second rule, experts said to focus on a few key factors.
  — Cathy Cassata, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
• Plus different doctors take different approaches, so there aren’t hard-and-fast rules.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 2 May 2025
• But as engines have grown more efficient and oil formulas have improved, that rule of thumb is no longer a hard-and-fast requirement.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
• However, the collagen jelly mask became the exception to my hard-and-fast rule.
  — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 6 June 2026
• In the spaceflight community, there is no hard-and-fast definition.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
• About the age guidelines Our kids thought that the age recommendations might be more of a suggestion than a hard-and-fast rule, though.
  — Julia Pelly, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
• Think of the itinerary below as guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules, and feel free to add your own spin to your Grand Strand getaway.
  — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025