hardman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His repeated attempts to flex expensive restaurant bills and hardman tough talk land like a waterlogged handkerchief after he’s spent song after song cataloging all the specific ways we’ve all hurt his feelings.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
"Later there was Jimmy Carter and Tony Cascarino and in the same team we had Les Briley and Hurlock in midfield. Hurlock was known as a hardman but he could play as well."
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
And as a performer, Craig transformed the role in a way none of his predecessors had, bringing a Cold War-era character firmly into the 21st century with emotional interiority, even vulnerability, alongside the bruising hardman.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
There on the ice the polar hardman wept.
From National Geographic • Dec. 24, 2020
For three years now his main employment has been on the American spy drama Homeland, a show in which he stars alongside Claire Danes and plays a CIA hardman called Peter Quinn.
From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2015
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