HARD in a Sentence

Learn HARD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for HARD, such as:
1. We've got a lot of hard work ahead.
2. It seems so long to wait, so hard to do.
3. Work hard is absolutely basic to success.
4. He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.
5. Ability and hard work cinched his success.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of HARD
hard
 a.  being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
 ad.  to the full extent possible; all the way
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Tutors also have rather a hard time of it there, as I know to my sorrow.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
2  And Mr. Brooke looked so contented and cheerful that Meg was ashamed to lament her hard lot.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
3  It seems so long to wait, so hard to do.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTEEN
4  Do your best at college, and when he sees that you try to please him, I'm sure he won't be hard on you or unjust to you.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTEEN
5  "You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ONE
6  It's hard enough to have you change all of a sudden.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOURTEEN
7  That was the hard minute, but the girls stood it well.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SIXTEEN
8  Jo helps me with the sewing, and insists on doing all sorts of hard jobs.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SIXTEEN
9  She tries very hard, and I know you will be pleased with her improvement when you come.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SIXTEEN
10  Laurie and I are both so proud, it's hard to beg pardon.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SIXTEEN
11  "If life is often as hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it," added her sister despondently.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
12  While these things were happening at home, Amy was having hard times at Aunt March's.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINETEEN
13  There are a good many hard times in this life of ours, but we can always bear them if we ask help in the right way.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY
14  "I think it's been a pretty hard one," observed Amy, watching the light shine on her ring with thoughtful eyes.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
15  "You can't know how hard it is for me to give up Meg," she continued with a little quiver in her voice.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Ability and hard work cinched his success.
2  African rivers turn to hard mud during the dry season.
3  The government wants to take a hard line against the strikers.
4  Small businesses have lobbied hard for/against changes in the tax laws.
5  After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement.
6  There will be some hard bargaining before an agreement is reached.
7  We've got a lot of hard work ahead.
8  He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.
9  Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with.
10  He not only studies hard but also works well.
11  It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
12  Soon they were only dots above the hard line of the horizon.
13  We sought long and hard but found no answer.
14  He can answer the question however hard it is.
15  Work hard is absolutely basic to success.