hardcase
adjective
hard·case
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Definition of hardcase
(Entry 1 of 2)
: hard-bitten, tough
hard case
noun
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Definition of hard case (Entry 2 of 2)
: a tough or hardened person
Examples of hardcase in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The idea was bold: Find the 50 people likeliest to die on skid row’s streets — the hardest of the hard cases — and house them however possible. — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Is this how you solve homelessness?," 18 Aug. 2019 That’s a harder case to make in 2019, with current devices like the OnePlus 7 Pro and Huawei P30 Pro already available with very comparable internals. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Samsung Galaxy Note 10 announced: two sizes, new S Pen, and DeX on your laptop," 7 Aug. 2019 But writing off American cities as a whole has become a much harder case to make. — Washington Post, "Trump says cities are ‘a mess.’ They’re actually enjoying a golden age.," 4 Aug. 2019 Some of the hardest cases these agents face is when a parent loses a child. — CBS News, ""To the families we owe justice": Inside NCIS' relentless quest to solve two cold case murders of Navy dependents," 3 July 2019 These headphones offer great sound quality, long-lasting battery life, and the hard case is a nice bonus that comes included with the purchase. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "TCL’s 55-inch 6-Series 4K HDR TV is under $500 for the first time," 11 June 2019 Hyde doesn’t shrink from the hard cases, especially when thinking about historical trauma. — Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, "Lewis Hyde’s new book reconsiders the role of forgetting," 26 June 2019 While every state has public or private mental institutions, most have relegated their hospitals to ancillary roles, available only to treat a small handful of hard cases and forensic patients. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Mississippi’s Mental-Illness Policies Are Working. DOJ Is Challenging Them.," 17 June 2019 But if the iPhone was the most important technological advancement of the 21st century so far (not a hard case to make), then what's the next iPhone? — Popular Mechanics, "The iPhone Changed the World, the Self-Driving Car Is Next," 29 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hardcase.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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