How to Use hit hard in a Sentence

hit hard

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  • Gave up a run, but nothing was hit hard.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The rest were hit hard enough to be hits anywhere.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
  • What comes next has to really hit hard.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The podcast business has been hit hard this year.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Those were some retailers that had been hit hard by the levies.
    Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And it’s expected to hit hard again this year.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Are other states getting hit hard like this?
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
  • As the cashier rang up his purchase, the sticker shock hit hard.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Two years ago, when tech stocks got hit hard, the shares held up far better than those of its peers.
    Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Stop & Shop has also been hit hard by shoplifting.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • During the game, a player got hit hard and slammed into the boards.
    Susanne Biro, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Álex Baena took a set piece free kick that hit hard right off the crossbar.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • While big tech companies have been hit hard, most other stocks have held their own.
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Injuries hit hard, and an ace’s injury comeback hit many snags.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Just four balls were hit hard, and 56 of his 92 pitches were strikes.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • The Red Sox have been hit hard with injuries all season.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Beck was injured on the final play of the first half when he was hit hard going for a deep ball.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Even when injuries have hit hard over the years, rarely do Harbaugh’s teams get blown out.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In the comments, the nostalgia hit hard.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • For years after her stroke, the weight of her new reality hit hard.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Seems like Beaver baseball will be hit hard by the implosion.
    Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
  • So many job seekers have been hit hard by the brutal restrictions.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The financials have been hit hard lately for a few reasons.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Farms were hit hard, just after many growers endured a hard freeze in May.
    Kathy McCormack and Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2023
  • While some towns in the area were hit hard by the storms, others saw limited damage.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • This is the second year in a row the Niners have been hit hard by the injury bug.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Campbell’s and Hormel were hit hard when aluminum prices rose due to tariffs.
    Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Bumgarner was hit hard in his first start of the year, giving up five runs in four innings.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The western part of the district has been hit hard by numerous droughts over the last few years.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Toyota’s sales were hit hard by the scandal, which has now persisted for more than a year.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 31 July 2024

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