hard-line

Example Sentences

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But they also endorse foods like red meat and full-fat dairy, while taking a hard line against highly processed foods, added sugar and refined carbohydrates like white bread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

And in the end, that hard line paid off.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Manzo was a part of a new wave of leaders throughout the Americas who have called for a hard line against criminals.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Both countries took a hard line against each other while stressing they still wanted to talk.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

I ran my fingertip along the hard line of his two-inch jaw, rough like a cat’s tongue.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli