hard sell

Example Sentences

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You should be skeptical of companies making a hard sell.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

But she cautioned that parts of the budget might be a hard sell for Canadians struggling immediately with the cost of living.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

The promise to announce any changes may also be a hard sell, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

At first, the idea of having engineers looming electronically over the timing stand was a hard sell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

That was as far as the hard sell went.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides