hard-hearted
Example Sentences
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Ali: OK, I officially feel hard-hearted, especially since we’re discussing an episode designed to plumb the characters’ and viewers’ emotions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025
Why do you think the officer Woodham relented and even personally delivered James to Darrowby, especially after giving that big speech about keeping focused and hard-hearted?
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
“These hard-hearted criminals could not tolerate the love and enthusiasm the people had to visit the shrine of their great commander, Qassem Soleimani,” Khamenei said in a statement after the attack.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Otherwise, exercise would be bad for us, and even the most hard-hearted cynic agrees that exercise is not bad for you.
From Scientific American • Nov. 24, 2021
People think you a good woman, but you are bad, hard-hearted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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