hard way

Example Sentences

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“So I tend to hire older teenagers who can spend a few months with us after having that basic training. I learned the hard way, from experience.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Some will say Arteta's side have got here the hard way, while others will argue victories secured when a team does just enough to get over the line is the mark of champions.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

We should banish it, because I’ve learned the hard way that it’s too abstract.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

That should alarm Arab leaders, who have learned the hard way that the price of bread is closely tied to the price of stability.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Whoever heard her talk like that had a deeper understanding of the long hard way she had come, had a deeper understanding of what lay behind Gettysburg and Appomattox.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry