After a season of setbacks, the team celebrated their hard-fought championship with tears and relief.

The hard-featured judge listened to the testimony without showing any emotion.

When typesetting the headline, she inserted a hard space between the initials to keep them together.

Late-season hard freezes destroyed much of the apple orchard before the harvest.

The store's constant hard-sell finally convinced him to buy the extended warranty.

Nobody at the meeting took the blow-hard seriously after he bragged about his nonexistent connections.

The hard truth is that we can't save every patient, no matter how much we try.

Her will was hard as iron, refusing to bend even in the face of despair.

The chef recommended a stew made with hard clam, local herbs, and white wine.

The building's exterior is hard on the eyes after years of neglect.