: advocating or involving a rigidly uncompromising course of action
hard-liner noun

Examples of hard-line in a Sentence

a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
Recent Examples on the Web Good crossed many of his GOP colleagues for his reputation of encouraging other hard-line conservatives to vote against legislation — even bills introduced by his own party. Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 June 2024 Hurd, a more soft-spoken and less hard-line conservative, will face Adam Frisch, the Democratic candidate who lost to Boebert by only 546 votes in 2022. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 June 2024 But the sentiment for a hard-line solution is growing. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024 Israel’s hard-line stance does not mean the wider world should avoid pivoting toward the question of Palestinian statehood once the cease-fire is secured. Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hard-line 

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hard-line was in 1903

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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.

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