hard way
Example Sentences
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The U.S. is learning this the hard way.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
As West Ham found out the hard way on Saturday afternoon when they were thrashed 3-0 by Brentford, poor performances and dropped points are being punished emphatically by rivals this time around.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
We should banish it, because I’ve learned the hard way that it’s too abstract.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
As we learned the hard way during the Covid pandemic, just-in-time manufacturing is a boon—until the supply chains collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The first $1,100 phone bill taught him the hard way that he was mistaken: The dial-in number was a toll call, unless you subscribed to a $100 plan that capped the costs.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
