hard sell
Example Sentences
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But costs rise first, and that can be a hard sell for Americans who see all their expenses moving in the wrong direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That makes it a hard sell for most retirees, which is why less than 15% of Americans have bought into this process.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But innovation will remain a hard sell so long as users remain entranced by the big blur, where art becomes media, media becomes content, and content becomes time tossed into the wind.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
In a world where investors are increasingly only interested in artificial intelligence and little else, even retail winners can be a hard sell: Better prospects still often translate into worse stock performance.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
That was as far as the hard sell went.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
