hard-nosed

Example Sentences

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Military training prepared him for the hard-nosed politics of running for city council in Jersey City, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Good things have happened when people decided not to give up entirely and held on to that kind of hard-nosed faith.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

For a decade, Kelce was a regional sports figure, revered in the Midwest as a hard-nosed, consistent producer on the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

The Bazball ideology has been exposed by Australia's hard-nosed, ruthless and relentless Test cricket.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

But he had been one hell of a runner, tough as leather, hard-nosed, and people around town still remembered him for that as if it had happened yesterday.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger