hard knock
Example Sentences
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“Everything that we learned was hard knock life, you figure it out as you go along, and take cues from those that are actively doing things,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
No hard knock, no battering ram, no shouts of "police".
From BBC • May 27, 2025
Auto sales in China have faltered after years of blistering growth, and global automakers especially have taken a hard knock.
From Reuters • May 26, 2022
Valencia’s Cristiano Piccini was carried off on a stretcher in the first half and taken to the local hospital to be treated for a hard knock to his torso.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2019
The morning of our eviction, a hard knock on the door woke me.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
