hard case

Example Sentences

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Even in the handful of places where homeowners can argue they are being unfairly assessed based on another assessment, such as Iowa, it’s a hard case to win, she said.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

It really comes down to finding hard evidence of this — and that’s a hard case to prove.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

This is usually gratifying work, but in “Vigil” she encounters a hard case: the oil baron K.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The chief judge of the 5th Circuit, Priscilla Richman, wrote the majority opinion and basically just quoted big chunks of the Supreme Court’s 2012 decision to show that this is not a hard case.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2024

Clayton pointed to the hard case on wheels with a head and a body, which looked like a little brother leaning into his taller sister.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia