hard-pressed

Example Sentences

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It’s an incredible level of control that investors would be hard-pressed to find in publicly traded companies.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“If you do that today, you’re hard-pressed to find a great book that’s 500 to 600 pages long.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

I’m hard-pressed to think of any movie I’d watch four times in a month if I didn’t genuinely admire it on some level.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Improving the well-being of hard-pressed working-class Americans, a central challenge of our time, must rest on more realistic assumptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Not everyone fully understands the true power of ABBA, but you'll be hard-pressed to find an Iranian who doesn't love their entire catalog of music.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi