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View synonyms for hard-put
hard-put
[ hahrd-poot ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hard-put1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
If it’s possible to work around a no-beard policy when the stakes are life and death, I’m hard-put to imagine a job where accommodation isn’t possible.
From Washington Post
I’m hard-put to advise today’s graduates on how to succeed in the workplace.
From Washington Post
You will be hard-put to find the Mart mentioned in the literature about what Thomas Mann dubbed “German California.”
From Los Angeles Times
Now the Russians will be hard-put to encircle the Ukrainian forces in the east, which have been fighting Russian-backed separatists since 2014.
From Washington Post
In media interviews, Israeli officials were quizzed over whether Trump had “betrayed” the Kurds - a term they seemed hard-put to deny.
From Reuters
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