the hard way
Example Sentences
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The key is to be strategic with how you consume it — a lesson I had to learn the hard way.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
But they did it the hard way, pushed all the way by Exeter Chiefs in the Prem final before eventually running out 26-17 winners at Allianz Stadium.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Private equity has learned the hard way that this industry does not like change, so you have to be strategic about how you do it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Like Joe Fernandez, these exonerees learned the hard way that the appellate system is not designed for them.
From Slate ● May 29, 2026
I discovered Emerson’s soporific qualities the hard way, by falling asleep with my face in the book, drooling all over an essay called “Self-Reliance” and having the vending-machine dream for the sixth time that week.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
