hard
adjective
not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
Example Sentences
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But it comes with a catch: when the whole sector moves together on macro forces, well-reasoned bets based on bottom-up analysis get harder to make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"The more it's about the other peripheral issues, the harder it is for the prosecution," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The impact of recent heatwaves on where people choose to live is harder to assess.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Williams describes the days filming those scenes as different for her, harder to shake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was going to make everything that much harder.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
