Examples of hard sell in a Sentence
Such an expensive project will be a hard sell during these slow economic times.
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Was this initiative a hard sell to league officials and team owners?
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
With Australia’s recent and widely praised prevention of anyone under 16 being on social media in the background, META and Google will argue that they are protected from any liability over posting by users by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 — which many prove a hard sell.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Plus, Marathon will cater to harder-core players rather than ARC, generally speaking, so switching over may be a hard sell.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Trump’s effort to tie Democrats to spikes in the price of health insurance is a hard sell.
—Juan Williams, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
With Australia’s recent and widely praised prevention of anyone under 16 being on social media in the background, META and Google will argue that they are protected from any liability over posting by users by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 — which many prove a hard sell.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Plus, Marathon will cater to harder-core players rather than ARC, generally speaking, so switching over may be a hard sell.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Trump’s effort to tie Democrats to spikes in the price of health insurance is a hard sell.
—Juan Williams, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Hard sell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20sell. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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