hard up
Example Sentences
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Fernandes is given licence to contribute in attack but, like Casemiro, has the ability to run hard up and down the pitch, getting back to defend when needed.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
“That’s the reason we worked hard up to this point,’ he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
And while we can't know for sure, it's likely that #2 Smith Court, hard up against the African Meeting House, was the final home Rebecca shared with Wyatt.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
Part of the success has come from trying to refocus his approach on hitting the ball hard up the middle and to right-center.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2023
Apparently Mvrna was very hard up for causes in Manhattan.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
