hard up

Example Sentences

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And although wages are up, any pollster will tell you swathes of voters feel hard up and hard done by.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 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

Crawford lined one hard up the middle that just eluded the grasp of Neto and bring home Pollock and make it 5-2.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2023

Joe was always hard up, always hustling to make a buck.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols