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
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Minimalist design is often associated with whites and beiges, but by no means is sticking to such a color palette a hard-and-fast rule.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
One is the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, when tariffs, crony capitalism, and hard-and-fast racial hierarchies were the stuff of American politics.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
How a Flexitarian Diet Works There aren't any hard-and-fast rules about how much meat flexitarians can or cannot eat in a typical week.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2025
While there are no hard-and-fast rules for makeup, referencing the color wheel is always a good place to start (and perhaps a nostalgic reminder of grade school art class).
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
One is the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, when tariffs, crony capitalism, and hard-and-fast racial hierarchies were the stuff of American politics.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
How a Flexitarian Diet Works There aren't any hard-and-fast rules about how much meat flexitarians can or cannot eat in a typical week.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2025
While there are no hard-and-fast rules for makeup, referencing the color wheel is always a good place to start (and perhaps a nostalgic reminder of grade school art class).
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-and-fast
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“Hard-and-fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-and-fast. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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