- comparative of hard.
harder
Example Sentences
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The field of lifestyle influencers—which can describe anyone from a teen with a ring light to a Kardashian—has become increasingly crowded, making it harder to stand out and, in turn, make money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The difficulty is that large, luminous stars dominate the light, while smaller stars are far dimmer and much harder to identify.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Ryan Majerus, a former US commerce official, told AFP that "if Canada has agreed to also impose retaliatory tariffs, that will make deescalating this a lot harder."
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
No local authority in Scotland has been hit harder by population decline.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was getting harder to believe that there might be any good news behind the silence.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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