hard way
Example Sentences
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Bordeaux have now won 16 consecutive Champions Cup matches across two campaigns, but had to do it the hard way this season.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka returned to the PGA Tour this year, and he’s been learning the hard way how to earn his way back to the top.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
We should banish it, because I’ve learned the hard way that it’s too abstract.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
That should alarm Arab leaders, who have learned the hard way that the price of bread is closely tied to the price of stability.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Christopher Lee Armstrong learned the hard way that the Supreme Court has little interest in ensuring that prosecutors exercise their extraordinary discretion in a manner that is fair and nondiscriminatory.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
