hard-pressed

Example Sentences

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It is but a momentary respite for the hard-pressed island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"This legal action has dragged on for months, cost hard-pressed local residents a fortune and we still have no clear outcome," Whitehouse said.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

But critics say the push to refine should have come sooner, with Zimbabwe already having lost out on several years of revenues for the hard-pressed local economy.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Bull and bear markets come and go in long waves, but you would be hard-pressed to get that cautionary news from the average Wall Street stock salesman.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Prince Joffrey's mount was a blood bay courser, swift as the wind, and he rode it with reckless abandon, so fast that Sansa was hard-pressed to keep up on her mare.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin