hard case
Example Sentences
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After twenty minutes of demonstrations and discussion with the salesclerk, James chose a Corona 3 in a hard case.
From Literature
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It really comes down to finding hard evidence of this — and that’s a hard case to prove.
From Los Angeles Times
This is usually gratifying work, but in “Vigil” she encounters a hard case: the oil baron K.J.
Kieron Moore’s Slovacek is the hard case who is in the Corps to avoid prison.
“Don’t take all the blame on yourself, she’s a very difficult person, a very hard case.”
From Los Angeles Times
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