- superlative of hard.
hardest
Example Sentences
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The third act, however, hits hardest when you’ve lived long enough to lose your mojo and doubt yourself.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
This year, Berkeley was narrowly the hardest UC campus to get into.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"China's domestic lithography advances bypass Western supply chains entirely, hitting equipment makers hardest," Angela Harmantas at Proactive Investors wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Her district, arguably, would be one of the hardest places to protect daily recess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The people who made their homes within his limits came from some of the hardest, meanest places on earth.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
