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hardball

noun

hard·​ball ˈhärd-ˌbȯl How to pronounce hardball (audio)
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: forceful uncompromising methods employed to gain an end
played political hardball

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Wilde fielded a couple hardball questions during a press conference about the drama involving actors Florence Pugh and Shia LaBeouf that has captivated pop culture movie obsessives for weeks. Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The Ravens are also playing hardball with second-round pick David Ojabo, who tore his Achilles’ at Michigan’s Pro Day in March. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 John Nimick, a hardball pro in the 1980s, marvels at how the Egyptians have changed squash. New York Times, 4 May 2022 As the above evidence suggests, the youthful Guardians, in their maiden season under their new nickname, are somewhat of a hardball hodgepodge. Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 23 May 2022 But Google is still reportedly asking hardball questions. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2022 Politics is a hardball game, but hampering the care of innocent children is just cruel. orlandosentinel.com, 18 Feb. 2022 Predictably, too, the chorus of horror, alarm, and panic over gerrymandering has begun to quiet, now that Democrats have reverted to their ancestral pattern of playing more hardball than Republicans do. Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022 But playing real hardball would have looked a bit different. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hardball was in 1857

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