How to Use hard-and-fast in a Sentence

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• But the truth is that 30 percent ceiling isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
• There are no hard-and-fast rules about how much to tip anywhere, of course.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• There are hard-and-fast rules—and then there's common courtesy.
  — Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2023
• Following the rhyme isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but more of a starting point to fill out your board.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
• But sticking within a color scheme is no hard-and-fast rule.
  — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• As for tipping, concierges say there really is no hard-and-fast rule.
  — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
• The only hard-and-fast rule is that the audience is not permitted inside the fight.
  — Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2023
• There are no hard-and-fast recommendations for how much colostrum to take.
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 2 July 2024
• But remember, there are no hard-and-fast rules on deer behavior.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2022
• About the age guidelines Our kids thought that the age recommendations might be more of a suggestion than a hard-and-fast rule, though.
  — Julia Pelly, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
• This isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, and everyone has different fluid needs.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 July 2023
• But three months is not a hard-and-fast rule—in some cases, depression can strike years after a stroke, Dr. Cronenwett said.
  — Julia Ries, Health, 17 Feb. 2023
• So there’s really no hard-and-fast number, Angelone says.
  — Women's Health, 20 July 2023
• In the absence of hard-and-fast rules from Congress, the U.S. has proven to be one of the most active enforcers of penalties and legal challenges against crypto companies.
  — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 19 July 2024
• Though there aren’t any hard-and-fast rules for planning a road trip — that’s the beauty of this type of travel — there are a few best practices to keep in mind when heading to the mountains of North Carolina.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
• Ultimately, going dairy-free is less about hard-and-fast nutrition and more about exploring the options that work best for you and your body.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 2 Jan. 2024
• The duo found that, starting in the population born after 1910, there wasn’t such a hard-and-fast age where mortality increased alongside age.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• Medicine, dentistry, accounting—don’t have these hard-and-fast ownership rules.
  — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Still, Bontempo says wound regeneration varies from person to person, so there's no hard-and-fast rule about how slow is too slow for something to heal.
  — Christine Byrne, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
• The guidelines for adding texture are fairly simple, as outlined below, but there is one hard-and-fast rule Thomas urges home decorators to follow.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Call it a supermoon a day or two before and after those phases, and that’s about right; Nolle’s supermoon is meant as a rough concept more than a hard-and-fast definition.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
• Percentage of Zinc Oxide There’s no hard-and-fast rule on the percentage of ingredients to look for in a sunscreen, including zinc oxide.
  — April Benshosan, Health, 22 June 2023
• There’s no hard-and-fast income cut-off for who can and can’t take the mortgage interest deduction, but according to Cirksena, your tax bracket can help guide you to the right decision.
  — Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 12 Oct. 2023
• Make Smart Curtain Decisions There’s no hard-and-fast rule for curtains, but a nice rideau can definitely function as a good diffuser or divider.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2023
• Earlier in my career, a wise editor had a hard-and-fast rule against using violent language to jazz up political copy: don’t do it.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 29 June 2023
• There was no particular hard-and-fast routine that followed each man’s agreement to collaborate within the Scorsese-Robertson partnership.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024