hard up

Example Sentences

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Alvaro Morata works hard up front but I'd say that's the only area where you could say they don't have an outstanding player.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024

And while we can't know for sure, it's likely that #2 Smith Court, hard up against the African Meeting House, was the final home Rebecca shared with Wyatt.

From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023

Part of the success has come from trying to refocus his approach on hitting the ball hard up the middle and to right-center.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2023

The de Celises were hard up when they sold their property in the 1870s to a man named Charles Maclay.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2022

I certainly must've been very hard up to even bother with any of them.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger