How to Use die-hard in a Sentence
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The ones that the die-hard fans want to hear and scream at the top of their lungs.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
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But my best friend is a die-hard Reds fan, and hates the Dodgers.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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For the die-hard cocktail lover, this is the perfect set of socks.
—Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
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This ThirdLove bra might change the mind of any die-hard, strapless bra hater.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 26 June 2023
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The people who get or buy tickets for the game are not, for the most part, die-hard fans.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Even the most die-hard fans of these savory candles seemed aware of this.
—Priya Krishna, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
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And die-hard cinephiles can have the option to watch the full version live or after.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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The National Gallery in London stayed open all night for die-hard fans of the Dutch painter.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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But Michael Montijo — a die-hard Chiefs fan — wouldn’t be there to see it.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Being a die-hard Cubs fan, getting to roam Wrigley Field that day and night was a dream come true.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
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But Dunstan sets the table slowly and die-hard genre fans should revel in the wait.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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Not already a die-hard fan of any of the shows debuting new seasons?
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Willie is a die-hard Chicano who owns a welding shop and in whose garage the story unfolds.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
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In telling her life story, this doc reveals a juicy tale that even her most die-hard fans might not have known.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024
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For die-hard baseball fans, this may not come as a shock, given the exceptional bullpens of teams like the Guardians and the Braves.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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On his left cheek, there’s an apple core, an homage to some of his die-hard fans who called themselves the Bad Apples.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 June 2023
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Hardshell Versus Soft-Sided There are die-hard fans in both camps, and pros and cons for each style.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
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But if many of her peers from the late ’60s and ’70s have since softened their radical stances, Rosler remains a die-hard.
—Alice Newell-Hanson Sean Donnola, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
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The die-hard group of annual entrants has earned a title.
—Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
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Despite being a die-hard cinephile and wanting to make movies, film school had too high a pricetag.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
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Deitrick is a Fort Worth native and die-hard fan of the Rangers and specifically Garcia.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
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Yes, there are laughs, but there's also a fair number of thrills and chills sure to delight die-hard horror fans.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 June 2023
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Since taking the job, she’s become even more of a die-hard supporter of her hometown and its new team.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2023
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Between the lines: Another bottom-dweller season could try the patience of even the most die-hard fans.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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The New York holistic therapist and health coach had been a die-hard fan until a fall 2010 night with Geever.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2023
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Although not a die-hard football fan, Kennedy loves cheering.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
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Trump’s legal woes haven’t deterred die-hard supporters in the past.
—Alicia Diaz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
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Many of these investors are believed to be die-hard Trump supporters.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 31 May 2024
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For many fans outside of their die-hard base, their constant trolling got old, and people were leaving the proverbial chat.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Yet, for the better part of the past two decades, Drake’s been trying to find just the right words, while his audience, from die-hard fans to the most casual of listeners, have lined up to hear his attempts.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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