hard-core
Example Sentences
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The most hard-core committed football fan who has no other commitments in life - or at least a very understanding family - could go for the full American.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Too many lines of code to analyze, armies of AI assistants to wrangle, and lengthy prompts to draft are among the laments by hard-core AI adopters.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
At the initial stages only hard-core opponents of the regime take to the streets and face the consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
It’s easy to be cynical about hard-core fandom, especially the more parasocial folds.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
The Raleigh accent is soft and beautifully cadenced, but my brother's is a more complex hybrid, informed by his professional relationships with marble-mouthed, deep-country work crews and his abiding love of hard-core rap music.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
