How to Use hard cash in a Sentence

hard cash

noun
  • That takes cold hard cash and more.
    — Sonam Sheth gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Acorns is handing out cold, hard cash.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Acorns is handing out cold, hard cash.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some come with chances to put cold, hard cash in your pocket.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But the former is hard cash, and the latter is still largely considered an intangible.
    — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The combination of moral support and hard cash proved vital as Daniels struggled to course-correct the ship.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • While there might not be any major reputable programs that will give you cold, hard cash to move to Spain, there are a few other cost-conscious routes.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Whereas many tech deals are conducted in equity of ambiguous value, this one was done in cold, hard cash, though the product itself is by no means a sure bet.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But instead of movie stardom or a clothing empire, the end goal here is converting TikTok followers into cold, hard cash.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, creators began to realize that the fastest way to transform online attention into cold, hard cash was to start an OnlyFans.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Apollo 3 will be the actual shipping robot that Apptronik is counting on to do real work at high speed and quality, in exchange for cold hard cash.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Anticorruption efforts have already delivered hard cash for Ukraine’s defense.
    — Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Sharon used to be the company’s secret weapon, a beautiful, smart and immaculately presented businesswoman who flattered hard cash out of horny old billionaires.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Kelsey's beloved ReviVILLE team and expert salesmanship turned fan fervor into cold hard cash to fund the future of Louisville basketball.
    — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Iranian banks started distributing a 10-million rial bill last month, the largest denomination note in its history, as authorities sought to contain inflation and meet demands for hard cash.
    — Anniek Bao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

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