hardman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And as a performer, Craig transformed the role in a way none of his predecessors had, bringing a Cold War-era character firmly into the 21st century with emotional interiority, even vulnerability, alongside the bruising hardman.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
There on the ice the polar hardman wept.
From National Geographic • Dec. 24, 2020
For three years now his main employment has been on the American spy drama Homeland, a show in which he stars alongside Claire Danes and plays a CIA hardman called Peter Quinn.
From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2015
Vincent Cassell's hardman image gets fairy-tale treatment under French director Christophe Gans in "Beauty and the Beast", with Lea Seydoux in the other title role.
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2014
But he is also expected to emphasise his client's softer side as a community hardman who would serve up holiday meals to working-class neighbours.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2013
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