How to Use hard knocks in a Sentence
hard knocks
plural noun-
Kids need a few hard knocks on the way.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The school of hard knocks was the only resort left.
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Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Is this your sincere suggestion in a world of hard knocks?
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Then came Carolina and two more seasons of frustration and hard knocks.
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Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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News cycles this year have been a relentless parade of hard knocks, and April has been no exception.
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Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Again Choinière, who endured a few hard knocks in the first half, struck a terrific pass for his second assist of the evening.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Time will tell whether a future article will describe Warsh learning his own behavioral economics lessons at the school of hard knocks.
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Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Marion said his team will continue to back Williams with a bye week coming for everyone, to reassess and regroup in a sport big on hard knocks and bounce backs.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, there’s no excuse — even in hard knocks politics — for attacking someone because of his disability.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Regardless, there’s no excuse — even in hard knocks politics — for attacking someone because of his disability.
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George Skelton,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Brunson, already a postseason hero, took several hard knocks throughout the night, including a minor ankle tweak after colliding with Luke Kornet.
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Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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