hard truth

Example Sentences

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Here is the hard truth: No matter how smooth your forehead looks, how amazing your deep plane face-lift appears, you will eventually get older and die.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Despite growing traction among analysts and heavy media coverage, investors are waking up to a hard truth: The quantum revolution won’t happen overnight.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Here’s the cold, hard truth: It’s your life’s work and your sacrifices, so your needs must come first.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He said the debate had exposed a "hard truth" - that the palliative care system "remains under-resourced, uneven, and too often unable to meet the needs of those at the end of life".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Their soft scent covers the hard truth of what has happened here.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon