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Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : hahrd-lahyn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˌlaɪn

Definition of hard line

Origin : 1958, originally in reference to Soviet communist policies, from hard + line (n.) in the political sense. Related: Hard-liner (1963).

As in intractable/intransigent : adj difficult, stubborn
As in irreconcilable : adj hostile, conflicting
As in opinionated : adj believing very strongly and conveying it
As in rigid : adj stiff, strict, severe
As in stern : adj serious, authoritarian
As in tough : adj obstinate, rough
As in unbending : adj rigid, tough
As in uncompromising : adj stubborn
As in unyielding : adj steadfast, resolute
As in intractable : adj difficult
As in all-or-nothing : adj accepting no less than everything
As in hard-boiled : adj tough
As in hard-line : adj firm
As in iron hand : noun rigorous or stern control

Example sentences :

There is, of course, no hard line of separation for these two streams.
Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott

Sam's jaw snapped together, and his mouth became a hard line.
Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

His lips were thin and pallid, making a hard line of his mouth.
Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn

But the girl made no reply, and her beautiful mouth took on a hard line.
Extract from : « The Gold Bag » by Carolyn Wells

He was pale, and his lips were drawn in a hard line, as if the frost had stiffened them.
Extract from : « Brothers of Peril » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts

He had divided with a hard line his life at school and his life at home.
Extract from : « The Lonely Unicorn » by Alec Waugh

Her face was pinched, her mouth set in a straight, hard line.
Extract from : « Wild Oranges » by Joseph Hergesheimer

He was rather pale now, and there was a hard line round his mouth.
Extract from : « The Phantom Lover » by Ruby M. Ayres

“Melons,” the woman repeated, and the hard line of her mouth relaxed.
Extract from : « The Clock Strikes Thirteen » by Mildred A. Wirt

Only from them, she could reconstruct every hard line of the hidden face.
Extract from : « The Ward of King Canute » by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz

Synonyms for hard line

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