hard case

Example Sentences

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And that’s not the only note of sentimentality in “Mr. Mayor” — there’s an “aww” vibe to the father-daughter relationship and to Bremer’s jousting with a political rival, a progressive hardcase played by Holly Hunter.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2021

But there's no doubt Hugh was a bit of a hardcase, taunting Henry II as the "king of cockney".

From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2010

Now Johnson tells of hardcase cons transformed into amiable cowpokes.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was one of the most hardcase white activists in the U. S. If I can have that change of mind or change of heart, anybody can.

From Time Magazine Archive

So we had extra work to do—their work—and from daylight to dark were kept hard at it, man-driven as only our hardcase Mate could drive.

From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by Bone, David W.