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
Snape seemed to be facing a constant, low level of mutiny from a hard core of students.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
