hard-pressed
Example Sentences
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There was also a promise to do something about the cost of living, with more detail tomorrow on the "breathing space" he is offering hard-pressed families.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
“In a blind tasting, unless they’re an expert, people would be hard-pressed to know that it is not a Scotch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more irresistible character on television than Cirie Fields on the 50th edition of “Survivor,” or one more discussed than “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Because of these shortcomings, Louise was hard-pressed to find a job that Miggery Sow could effectively perform.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
