hard-pressed

Example Sentences

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One would be hard-pressed to imagine a woman or a person of color moving with such ease and impunity through this landscape.

From Washington Post

Someone from Mexico City or Madrid sitting at the next table could be hard-pressed to follow their rare dialect.

From New York Times

While they asked questions in French, he quipped that he would be hard-pressed to respond in Chinese.

From Reuters

Here's an illustration of what took place: an odious, condescending comment delivered by a Republican House member who is clearly hard-pressed not to go full Bull Connor and address his colleague as "boy":

From Salon

Imagine the havoc they will wreak on an economically hard-pressed, socially torn nation, especially if the 2024 election gives Trump not only the House but, given a tough 2024 map for Democrats, the Senate, too.

From Washington Post