Our new manager is a hard-arse who refuses to accept late reports.

The manager's hard-handedness alienated many employees, even those who appreciated his results.

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

I backed up all my photos to an external hard disc before formatting the laptop.

The manager hard-handedly enforced the outdated rule, causing resentment among the staff.

The union's proposal was criticized for promoting a hard left agenda.

My hard-working neighbor always volunteers to organize the community clean-up.

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

The legacy system relied on hard coded values for user permissions, which made updates risky.

She hard-heartedly refused to help the stray dog, even though it whined at her feet.