hard case
Example Sentences
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Even in the handful of places where homeowners can argue they are being unfairly assessed based on another assessment, such as Iowa, it’s a hard case to win, she said.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
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
“Given the nature of what happened here, the use of a search function to look at tweets, I think that’s a hard case to make,” Quinn said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
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
