hard-and-fast
Example Sentences
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"But a blanket hard-and-fast rule isn't helpful, because it doesn't really allow for the intricacies and the individualisation of what's really going on."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
That’s not because the travel industry has a hard-and-fast rule about when to buy flights, but because the loosely understood best practice of a one-to-three-month advance window for nonholiday travel hasn’t arrived yet.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
There are no hard-and-fast rules about when a place name or other traditional description attached to a product becomes generic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
It’s not a hard-and-fast rule because that would be wrong too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
While there are only ten hard-and-fast laws to the Scythedom, there are many accepted conventions.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
