hard-pressed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Moreover, Europe would be hard-pressed to substitute for the southbound trade once heralded by Nafta, with an economy growing at half the pace of America’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Even if a new ceasefire were announced tomorrow, experience suggests we would be hard-pressed to assess its effectiveness, how long it might last and what would follow its expiry,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
A person familiar with the process but not authorized to speak about it publicly said Hackman Capital will be hard-pressed to pay its debt in light of challenges facing the industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
And I’ll say it again: You would be hard-pressed to find a clearer constitutional guarantee than this.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Meantime the Trojan camp, fortified only by earthworks and deprived of its leader and its best warriors, was hard-pressed.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
