hard-pressed
adjective
hardpressed
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a variation of
hard-pressed.
Example Sentences
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Councilman Joe Coyle, who proposed the ordinance, said Lankey is hardpressed to explain how he can juggle those jobs while trying to “effectively govern on behalf of 100,000 residents.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
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From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2012
If the hardpressed Red River levee line broke, as seemed likely, another 200,000 would be in the path of the waters.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brushing aside the general's ultimatum, Diem called up Vietnamese army reinforcements to relieve a couple of hardpressed Vietnamese garrisons near by.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wyllard and his companions were, however, very hardpressed indeed, and they preferred the hazards of a voyage in the crazy vessel to falling into the Russians’ hands.
From Masters of the Wheat-Lands by Harold Bindloss
