Examples of 'hard-pressed' in a sentence
Meaning of "hard-pressed"
hard-pressed is a verb phrase that means to be under pressure or in a difficult situation where one struggles to meet demands or expectations. It is often used to describe a challenging circumstance or the act of exerting pressure on someone or something
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- Barely able. Having difficulty doing something.
- Experiencing financial difficulty or difficulty in surviving.
How to use "hard-pressed" in a sentence
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We would be hard-Pressed to explain letting him go.
Warlords in other provinces were even more hard-pressed.
They would be hard-pressed to make it back.
Things do not come to me as intellectual theories or hard-pressed ideas.
We will be hard-pressed to even get inside.
A presence even sceptically minded experts are hard-pressed to explain.
We would be hard-pressed to even get inside.
Under the supervision of the customs collector were hard-pressed.
Hospitals are hard-pressed to keep a supply.
Hard-pressed finding anything green out here at the moment.
But it will be hard-pressed to forget the moment.
Hard-pressed families may spend four times the amount they.
I am grateful to not be hard-pressed by a deadline.
One is hard-pressed to find a contemporary work.
For the fact that youd be hard-pressed to find.
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I would be hard-pressed to pick my favorite.
I am afraid you will find yourself hard-pressed to have a life.
He will be hard-pressed to catch up with the leaders.
The cost will fall on already hard-pressed church funds.
They are hard-pressed to give battle to a handful of volunteers.
Some of our parents would be hard-pressed to see the distinction.
I am hard-pressed to remember a moment of anger.
I think the public would be hard-pressed to see the distinction.
We are hard-pressed to find the page you are looking for.
Resemble one another but we may be hard-pressed to find a single.
He willbe hard-pressed to catch up with the leaders.
The fault will no longer lie with the hard-pressed drivers.
One would be hard-pressed to call her a girlfriend.
With improvements in the track, the horses were becoming increasingly hard-pressed.
I would be hard-pressed to find a distinction.
He also demanded more support by the banks for hard-pressed farmers.
Scientists are hard-pressed to explain it naturally.
Fewer support staff means more work for already hard-pressed teachers.
Most people would be hard-pressed to describe what it is.
I am hard-pressed to think of a reason not to shoot you on the spot.
Meteorologists are hard-pressed to keep up with it.
I am hard-pressed to think of a more engaging activity than voting.
You are probably going to be pretty hard-pressed to think of a single rational answer.
And hard-pressed states right now can not all do that.
You would have been hard-pressed to find a dry eye.
The hard-pressed marines on the beaches below cheered and wept.
There were so many extras, we were hard-pressed for enough wigs and enough costumes.
So i am hard-pressed to know how this copycat knew about those windows.
The core goal is to create a value proposition that competitors are hard-pressed to imitate.
They will be hard-pressed again this year.
As for oil prices, immediate steps are justified to help the most hard-pressed households.
I am honestly hard-pressed to think of a scenario more horrifying.
The proof is in those two bags you had hard-pressed into your chest.
You would be hard-pressed to find something better.
Almost all regional office interviewees said staff are hard-pressed to handle this workload.
