How to Use hard pass in a Sentence

hard pass

noun

• The Hard Pass: A hard pass redirects a suitor’s love and turns it into hate.
  — Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
• Slipping on snow or ice is a hard pass, but the Ugg Classic Suede Slippers?
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• Claims of Curing Disease If the product claims to cure disease, that's a hard pass.
  — Kathleen Felton, Health, 17 Dec. 2023
• That was after DeBrusk was a victim of friendly fire, taking a hard pass from Hall off the head late in the first.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
• Some internet threads have also inquired about rinsing raw ground beef, and that’s a hard pass, too.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2023
• However, having his music on in the bedroom is a hard pass for Ginuwine.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
• For every baked feta pasta (swoon) there are three pasta chips (hard pass).
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• As for the parties that don’t have adequate seating or ideal circumstances, food stations should be a hard pass.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
• That development prompts a desperate attempt to round up the rest of the Justice League to halt Zod, starting with a very ornery Batman, who takes a hard pass on stepping back into the fray.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
• Of course, most makeup products are subjective, and one person’s hard pass could be another’s treasure.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 15 Jan. 2024
• Some claim that the treatment eases inflammation, but If that’s a hard pass, doctor approved cosmetic procedures will be offered here too, as of next year.
  — Carole Sovocool, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
• The new rules also set criteria for obtaining a hard pass — a set of standards that effectively establishes who, according to the White House, qualifies as a journalist worthy of routine access.
  — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 9 May 2023

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025