hard way

Example Sentences

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Bordeaux have now won 16 consecutive Champions Cup matches across two campaigns, but had to do it the hard way this season.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka returned to the PGA Tour this year, and he’s been learning the hard way how to earn his way back to the top.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

These two things can be true at once—which investors are learning the hard way.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

We should banish it, because I’ve learned the hard way that it’s too abstract.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Each word that Portia had said to him came back in a loud, hard way to his memory.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers