hard case

Example Sentences

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This is usually gratifying work, but in “Vigil” she encounters a hard case: the oil baron K.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The chief judge of the 5th Circuit, Priscilla Richman, wrote the majority opinion and basically just quoted big chunks of the Supreme Court’s 2012 decision to show that this is not a hard case.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2024

“There are so many possibilities that arise when you take machines and robots out of the hard case and engineer them out of materials that are soft and squishy.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 12, 2023

“Or, find a hard case to put it in that’s slightly larger so the power button has less of a chance of being pressed when pressure is applied to your bag,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2022

When the caterpillar makes itself a hard case and becomes a chrysalis, you should put this where you can see it every day.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall