How to Use be hard/tough to beat in a Sentence
be hard/tough to beat
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Has speed and if able to shake loose, could be tough to beat.
—Star Tribune, 15 June 2021
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That is only one less than last year, but the Class of 2023 will be hard to beat because of the talent at the top.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
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The Scottish singer and songwriter will be hard to beat.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 5 July 2022
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Epicenter is the heavy 6-5 favorite in the morning line and will be tough to beat.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2022
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Pride month isn't over yet, but the big news that dropped earlier this week will be hard to beat.
—Neil J. Young, The Week, 24 June 2021
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Even though the Utes have the better defense, the Ducks will be hard to beat in a home night game at Autzen Stadium.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2022
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Davis is also sitting on a campaign war chest that could be hard to beat.
—Melissa Holzberg Depalo, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022
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Free: Winner in last off layoff; may improve here and if so, will be tough to beat.
—Michael Beychok, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2021
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Luckily, the hiccups for Shough seem coachable, and his arm will be hard to beat out.
—Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2022
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Walton’s deep pockets and family ties to Kroenke might be tough to beat.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
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Still, the Democrats have grown sufficiently weak in Ohio that even an inauthentic Vance will be hard to beat.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2022
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However, there are a couple of players that the fifth-year coach believes will be hard to beat out — Khyiris Tonga and Matt Bushman.
—Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
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Stevenson coach Tim Crow said Holsen’s impact can’t be measure solely by statistics and that her legacy at the school will be hard to beat.
—Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2021
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Newsom would be hard to beat because of his popularity, John told Fox News.
—Jon Michael Raasch, Fox News, 26 July 2022
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But Murkowski may be hard to beat, and has experience with difficult elections.
—Grace Segers, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2021
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One of her biggest fans just happens to be another famous face, Hailey Bieber, and the supermodel paid tribute to the pop icon with a series of spot-on Halloween costumes that will be hard to beat in years to come.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
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While overall ad revenue generated by football and basketball are likely to surpass the World Cup, championship game viewership could be hard to beat.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
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Yet even with a capable opponent calling attention to problems, the DA would be hard to beat for good reasons: Crime is still significantly lower than in most other large counties.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
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