hard up

Example Sentences

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Some 1.4 million are in Rafah, hard up against the Egyptian border wire.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 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

The de Celises were hard up when they sold their property in the 1870s to a man named Charles Maclay.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2022

Apparently Mvrna was very hard up for causes in Manhattan.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole