hard sell

Example Sentences

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But the latest news is a hard sell for him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

The promise to announce any changes may also be a hard sell, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Dr Kate Corrigan, who is involved in attracting and retaining GPs to work in the area, said it can be a "hard sell".

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

At first, the idea of having engineers looming electronically over the timing stand was a hard sell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

“I have my fingers crossed. But I got to tell you, landscape is a hard sell with the vuvv. They think we paint still lifes. Fruit in a bowl and stuff.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson