Examples of hard up in a Sentence
despite being undeniably hard up, they had too much pride to accept charity
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The game warden who conducted my background check confided that the state is so hard up for hunte-ed instructors that hunting experience is no longer a requirement for teaching the class.
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The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Starring Jocelin Donahue as a college student hard up for cash who takes on a suspicious babysitting gig, The House of the Devil is a Ti West masterpiece.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
How to Do It Right Negotiate hard up front.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kai Jones does not have two-way eligibility, and that matters a lot for a team hard up against the luxury tax.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Starring Jocelin Donahue as a college student hard up for cash who takes on a suspicious babysitting gig, The House of the Devil is a Ti West masterpiece.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
How to Do It Right Negotiate hard up front.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kai Jones does not have two-way eligibility, and that matters a lot for a team hard up against the luxury tax.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard up
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“Hard up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20up. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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