How to Use hard-charging in a Sentence

hard-charging

adjective
  • But there’s an incentive to stick to his hard-charging ways.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • That was the type of hard-charging run the Bears haven’t had nearly enough of.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
  • But doing so would open the door for those hard-charging Texans.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The hard-charging and energy-first forward didn’t latch onto the third-line centre role.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The hard-charging Horschel returned in fewer than six months, but continues to get back to full speed.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That’s only now become a reality thanks to grass-roots efforts and hard-charging surfers.
    — Jeré Longman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • After a hard-charging day on the trails, nothing feels better than slipping into these fleecey, cloud-like slippers.
    — Kristen Geil, Outside, 8 Dec. 2025
  • To try to get better acclimated to G-forces, Dias has spent time in a hard-charging plane.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The hard-charging Korean brand renames and redesigns its compact sedan.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
  • For all his hard-charging obsessiveness, Stanton has a softer side.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
  • SpaceX has long had a hard-charging culture instilled by Musk since the founding of the company.
    — Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Moore, the hard-charging sixty-year-old president of the mission department, ran to the pastor’s study with his phone in mind.
    — Joshua Sharpe august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Colombia owed its wins over South Korea and Germany partly to a hard-charging style.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But South Carolina called on its play throughout this season to hold off the hard-charging Rebels.
    — Pete Iacobelli, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Road-course racing is much more about hard-charging precision as the field gets spread out, which can feel more about racing against the track than the other drivers at times.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Still, in the past 2 ½ years, Willis has gained a reputation as a hard-charging prosecutor.
    — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Sullivan, 60, is the hard-charging businessman, stocky, direct and blunt.
    — T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
  • With a very stiff 130 flex, these are a responsive touring boot for advanced skiers looking for hard-charging, precise gear.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Arcangelo held off a hard-charging pack of four horses to win, with betting favorite Forte coming on for second.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 10 June 2023
  • Jim is hard-charging, the tech type who demands some impossible-to-produce prototype land on his desk by Friday.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
  • Humility as a first-time father in his 50s have softened the hard-charging Stewart.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Deep self-examination doesn’t always come easy to hard-charging CEOs.
    — Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Sun Valley is intended to be a retreat for hard-charging executives, filled with barbecues, bike rides and hikes.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 June 2025
  • Two minutes later, Brown drove for a hard-charging layup that left Chet Holmgren sprawled on the parquet beneath the basket.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The manager is known for his hard-charging attitude and has detractors as well as some defenders in Hollywood.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
  • Still, the hard-charging producer behind some of the biggest hits of the ’80s and ’90s was attempting to mount a comeback.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But his hard-charging leadership style has garnered perhaps as much attention as his track record, with some likening him to his counterpart at Tesla.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Combs 'Bootleggers' fan club inspire a hard-charging performance Few live artists in the modern era charge through the first half of a live set like Combs.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The first challenge for coach Brad Underwood's team will be stopping a hard-charging UConn juggernaut.
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Knowing that doesn’t make containing the hard-charging, fast-flying Colorado Avalanche forward any easier.
    — Pat Graham, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025

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