hard-boiled
Example Sentences
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"Everything I want done, I want done yesterday," she said in a recent interview on the campaign trail, where she reputedly refuelled by peeling hard-boiled eggs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
But wait, as our hard-boiled citizen investigator is fond of saying.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Clutton-Brock has joked that his most important discovery was meerkats’ fondness for hard-boiled egg.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
As his deceit becomes apparent, the music shifts from crisp hip-hop beats to a hard-boiled film noir crescendo.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
The woman fills our water keg with fresh water, serves us hard-boiled eggs from her hens, and gives Dayah a loaf of her bread, wrapped in a clean cloth, for the road.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
