hardnose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardnose
Noun
  • Like his fellow realist John Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, Haslam identifies NATO’s expansion eastward as a wound to Russia’s pride.
    Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • After all, what is a mindful consumer if not a realist?
    Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • However, cynics have long predicted that AVs will flounder among the flocks of cyclists in European cities such as Amsterdam.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • Instead, cynics might argue, the exercise was about proving to the White House that Putin was not interested in the peace, or indeed the specific ceasefire proposal, that the Trump administration sought.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hardnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardnose. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!