hard sell

Example Sentences

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She said the war was a "hard" sell to the Israeli public because there had been no regime change in Iran, the Iranians still had enriched uranium, and the Iranian missile threat remained.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But the latest news is a hard sell for him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

I convinced my wife to go to synagogue, which is a hard sell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

These figures provide an opportune moment for some optimism and a hard sell of the UK to the rest of the world.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

That was as far as the hard sell went.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides