the hard way
Example Sentences
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“Private equity has learned the hard way that this industry does not like change, so you have to be strategic about how you do it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Bordeaux have now won 16 consecutive Champions Cup matches across two campaigns, but had to do it the hard way this season.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
We should banish it, because I’ve learned the hard way that it’s too abstract.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
That should alarm Arab leaders, who have learned the hard way that the price of bread is closely tied to the price of stability.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The expedition had discovered the hard way that in this part of the unexplored Amazon jungle, for some reason unknown to them, food was scarce.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
