hard line
noun
an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
hardline
-
a variation of
hard-line.
Example Sentences
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The self-described "intergalactic space warrior" from the fictional planet Sigma IX takes on hardline anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage on Thursday in the Clacton by-election, triggered when the Reform UK leader resigned in a shock move.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hardline Islamist commander.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
During the intense negotiating process with the US, he carefully avoided any joint photo with US Vice President JD Vance, possibly out of concern for possible hardline criticism at home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Ghalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, has to sell the deal to a hardline base deeply suspicious of compromise with the US.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Fighting that subsequently erupted among the various mujahidin factions eventually helped to spawn the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that fought to end the warlordism and civil war which gripped the country.
From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
