How to Use the hard way in a Sentence

the hard way

noun

• The Bulls learned the hard way, the 76ers are a force with Embiid.
  — Dan Gelston, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
• And the rest of the league has experienced that the hard way.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
• Machado found out the hard way that the pitch clock works both ways.
  — Bernie Wilson, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• Things got even worse when Mary learned the hard way that these bugs were biters.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
• Ivanishvili will learn this the hard way, as will Putin.
  — Will Cathcart, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
• Dave Davies learned the hard way this week what happens when there’s a glitch in the Matrix.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2023
• Justin Quiles is learning a lesson the hard way in his new video.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
• Someone who also learned the hard way the price of dumping on a swan.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 July 2024
• The couple had to learn how to set boundaries around their private life the hard way.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023
• In 2015, Uber learned the hard way just how damaging the practice can be.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2023
• The league has caught up, and the Bulls reminded them the hard way that going through the motions won’t be enough.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
• Many truck drivers have learned the hard way that the bridge has a clearance of just 12 feet — shorter than the height of most large trucks.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024
• Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin doesn’t want to find out the hard way.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• There will be consequences for this tragedy and the Democrats will learn the hard way in November.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
• But France, like Britain, might be determined to learn that lesson the hard way.
  — Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
• The latest company to learn this lesson the hard way is Wendy’s.
  — Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• Many of us learned the hard way that 5-gallon pots are just too small for a mature tomato plant.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
• Indeed, many movies have learned the hard way that quality isn’t enough to bring people in the door.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
• As he’s learned the hard way, ping-ponging between two extremes just doesn’t work.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 8 May 2023
• Ecologists have had to learn that lesson the hard way in other places.
  — Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
• The Spokane resident owns over 20 rentals across the U.S. and abroad, and he’s learned the hard way that not every investment is a good one.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2024
• Conservative forces in Ohio and Wyoming are learning that the hard way.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
• Then, in 2022, Ukrainians learned the hard way that you can be dragged into a fight without asking for one.
  — Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
• Thursday night, UW-Milwaukee learned that the hard way.
  — Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
• No logos for the Roys and their jet set, though one important striver in their midst had to learn about stealth wealth the hard way.
  — Leanne Italie, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
• Travis and his teammates learned the hard way that college football has turned into a TV show above all.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• The region learned the hard way with Hurricane Irene in 2011 that damage isn't always confined to the coast.
  — David Sharp, ajc, 16 Sep. 2023
• The region learned the hard way with Hurricane Irene in 2011 that damage isn’t always confined to the coast.
  — David Sharp, Robert F. Butaky and Patrick Whittle, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Elon Musk may be learning the hard way that his streak of always having things his own way is coming to an end.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• The Barons learned the hard way that the world’s largest online retailer isn’t perfect and sometimes makes mistakes.
  — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024