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.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Acorns is handing out cold, hard cash.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That’s why many givers just cut to the chase and go with cold, hard cash.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, wsj.com, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Time to slam down the paywall and rake in some cold, hard cash.
    — Andrew Rummer, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Some come with chances to put cold, hard cash in your pocket.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But, as always, whether it is achieved will come down to cold, hard cash.
    — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Most of the world’s best athletes in all sorts of sports compete for cold, hard cash, too.
    — Howard Fendrich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Microsoft’s whip hand, more than anything, else, comes down to cold hard cash.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • And the best way to show your appreciation is with cold hard cash.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Airbnb gift cards One of the best gifts for frequent travelers is cold hard cash.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 May 2024
  • When things get hard, bubbles pop, but companies with hard cash flow and strong balance sheets thrive.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Whatever the case may be, why not give yourself something more to care about, like some cold hard cash?
    — Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Whatever the case may be, why not give yourself something more to care about, like some cold hard cash?
    — Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Does this mean North Korea will send soldiers to fight in Ukraine? North Korea for years has supplied workers to Russia — mostly in its Far East for forestry and construction projects — in return for hard cash.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
  • But Iger has yet to find a reliable method to turn that demand into cold, hard cash.
    — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • After all, who would be unhappy with being given cold hard cash?
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Their opposition is rooted in cold, hard cash — or the lack thereof.
    — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The company is also offering some cold, hard cash to try to win back consumers.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 23 June 2023
  • Each online casino featured on this list takes real money wagers and pays out in cold, hard cash.
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • United also struggle to generate cold, hard cash through their day-to-day business.
    — Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • And this time around, there are more stars from your favorite reality show putting their lives, limbs, and legacies on the line for some cold hard cash.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And patient investors weren’t just rewarded with outsized returns, but with record payouts of cold, hard cash.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Any initial loss worth up to $1,000 activates bonus bets that give players more chances to win cold, hard cash.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • To endorse murky ancestry claims over hard cash is not about fairness or civic participation.
    — Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • No matter how well meaning, all travel inevitably entails leaving hard cash in the hands of the unyielding and ruthless regime.
    — Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Now, as the show heads to movie theaters this weekend, millions more will experience — and shell out cold, hard cash for — a moment with Swift.
    — Emily Sabens, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023

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