How to Use hard science in a Sentence

hard science

noun
  • This is because hard science is high-risk and doesn’t tend to have a short-term profit margin.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
  • This is a list of ten extraordinary creatures and the hard science of their powers.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Deeptech start-ups are built on hard science or engineering breakthroughs that solve big problems, not just on apps or consumer trends.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Starring Ryan Gosling, the film is based on Andy Weir’s hard science fiction bestseller.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • To some readers, these topics may sound boring, but in the right hands, hard science fiction can prove as gripping and immersive as the best stories in any genre.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Hone Your Soft Skills Quantum engineering isn’t just about hard science.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Any details beyond that, as Villar and his colleagues write in their Science study, were based on anecdotal evidence more than on hard science.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This is hard science fiction that ponders monumental questions about loyalty, technology and who (or what) deserves to survive.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
  • That fact is simply that science, particularly hard science like chemistry, physics, and astronomy, is now extraordinarily well-developed.
    — Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025

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