hard-shell
Example Sentences
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He once bought a $117 pair of MSCHF’s Gobstomper shoes whose soles wear down to reveal differing colors in a nod to the hard-shell candy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
He told his father his feet were "made for beaches and not hard-shell boots".
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
They make the most delicious shrimp potato hard-shell tacos.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024
"Depending on the contaminant and its chemistry, if it is small enough to pass through the gills of the mussel, it has the potential to accumulate in their tissue or precipitate within the hard-shell structure."
From Science Daily • May 31, 2024
The Argus and Democrat trade subscription lists about every seven years—not counting the hard-shell Democrats and blown-in-the-bottle Republicans who have to stand by their papers whether they get mad at them or not.
From Homeburg Memories by Fitch, George
