hard sell

Example Sentences

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You should be skeptical of companies making a hard sell.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Another said that some of her colleagues felt the need to "hard sell" private work and make NHS treatment look substandard.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

That is a hard sell and most would seem to accept this as a VAR red card.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 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