How to Use die-hard in a Sentence

die-hard

adjective
  • My friends who are die-hard sports fans hate me.
    — Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But that won’t faze die-hard Cubs fans.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Well, being a die-hard city sports fan, of course.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The ones that the die-hard fans want to hear and scream at the top of their lungs.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
  • For the die-hard cocktail lover, this is the perfect set of socks.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Even the most die-hard fans of these savory candles seemed aware of this.
    — Priya Krishna, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Probably one for the die-hard fans (but there are lot of them).
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But my best friend is a die-hard Reds fan, and hates the Dodgers.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This is a movie only for die-hard Tappers.
    — Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For die-hard fans, this isn’t the time to sit at home refreshing scores on your phone.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Meet the die-hard fans who stop at nothing to support their Cats.
    — South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
  • The people who get or buy tickets for the game are not, for the most part, die-hard fans.
    — David Aldridge, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • But the most die-hard superfans have been cheering the team on for decades.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Even the most die-hard iPad fans have started to lose faith in recent years.
    — Craig Grannell, Wired News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • And die-hard cinephiles can have the option to watch the full version live or after.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • This ThirdLove bra might change the mind of any die-hard, strapless bra hater.
    — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 26 June 2023
  • This is a palace for die-hard fans, who wander through the townhouse gushing over each room.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In telling her life story, this doc reveals a juicy tale that even her most die-hard fans might not have known.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024
  • Not already a die-hard fan of any of the shows debuting new seasons?
    — Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
  • There, Oordt met a small group of die-hard Dutch supporters.
    — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • Through telling her life story, this doc reveals a juicy tale that even her most die-hard fans might not have known.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
  • The series provides other nuggets that some die-hard fans are just learning.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Although not a die-hard football fan, Kennedy loves cheering.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Below, here are 20 celebrities who are die-hard Knicks fans.
    — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Despite being a die-hard cinephile and wanting to make movies, film school had too high a pricetag.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But for die-hard pickleball players?
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Chiles, to many people, has changed the way both die-hard and casual fans see women in the sport.
    — Marquise Francis, NBC news, 9 May 2026
  • Trump’s legal woes haven’t deterred die-hard supporters in the past.
    — Alicia Diaz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • Lines began forming well before dawn, with some die-hard fans camping out overnight just to be first.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • In front of me, the die-hard fans who travel around the world to see as many shows as possible post up near the rail.
    — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025

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