hard-pressed

Example Sentences

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But Mamdani would be hard-pressed to remove Adams’s appointees next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Warner and its chief executive, David Zaslav, might be hard-pressed to keep turning away David Ellison, CEO of Paramount.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sometimes Autumn knows how I feel before I even tell her, which means I’d be hard-pressed to get anything past her.

From Literature

Yet I’m hard-pressed to find anyone who’s truly excited about devoting half a day to see the next installment, which clocks in at 3 hours and 12 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

But they may be hard-pressed to reach terms that the protesters who took to the streets on Saturday will find acceptable.

From BBC