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Examples of hard-and-fast in a Sentence
hard-and-fast rules that governed the corporate environment in those days included strictures regarding office dress that were rigidly enforced
hard-and-fast beliefs that are the rock-solid foundation of their religion
Recent Examples on the Web
There are hard-and-fast rules—and then there's common courtesy.
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Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2023
There is no hard-and-fast definition of the global South, but it is typically used to refer to the bulk of countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Medicine, dentistry, accounting—don’t have these hard-and-fast ownership rules.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But sticking within a color scheme is no hard-and-fast rule.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
There was no particular hard-and-fast routine that followed each man’s agreement to collaborate within the Scorsese-Robertson partnership.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
There are no hard-and-fast rules about how much to tip anywhere, of course.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The only hard-and-fast rule is that the audience is not permitted inside the fight.
—Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2023
About the age guidelines Our kids thought that the age recommendations might be more of a suggestion than a hard-and-fast rule, though.
—Julia Pelly, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2023
There is no hard-and-fast definition of the global South, but it is typically used to refer to the bulk of countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Medicine, dentistry, accounting—don’t have these hard-and-fast ownership rules.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But sticking within a color scheme is no hard-and-fast rule.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
There was no particular hard-and-fast routine that followed each man’s agreement to collaborate within the Scorsese-Robertson partnership.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
There are no hard-and-fast rules about how much to tip anywhere, of course.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The only hard-and-fast rule is that the audience is not permitted inside the fight.
—Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2023
About the age guidelines Our kids thought that the age recommendations might be more of a suggestion than a hard-and-fast rule, though.
—Julia Pelly, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Hard-and-fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-and-fast. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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