live hard

Example Sentences

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Men marked by prowess but by no particular ambition, David and Charles live hard but enjoyably in the wilderness, go on great sprees when they come to town, feel no need of a change.

From Time Magazine Archive

They would say "No"; but we must, for they live hard.

From Side Lights by Allen, Grant

They live hard by, if so be they have not changed their lodgings.

From The Sign of the Red Cross by Everett-Green, Evelyn

They are “the near,” who live hard by the city and house of God.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

"I'm always early, sir, for I live hard by."

From Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 by Seymour, Robert