hard-core
Example Sentences
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Many inside the movement said it should be less confrontational and disruptive but a hard core of activists argued it would be more effective to double down on direct action.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
Back in the old days, shoppers would find coupons in their Sunday newspaper, and hard core couponers would buy several papers to maximize value.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2025
He comes by his well-chronicled activism and philanthropy through what you are compelled to conclude is a hard core of sincerity.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2022
Despite the crackdown, Ortega maintains a hard core of support.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021
But the few hundred who stayed were the hard core of the Tang people—the stubbornest, orner- iest individuals, who were getting tired of being pushed around.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
