How to Use hard-wearing in a Sentence

hard-wearing

adjective
  • Even tiny strips of denim are woven together to make hard-wearing rugs.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
  • These spaces often offer an opportunity to wow guests while benefiting from hard-wearing and easy-to-clean flooring.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The cadence of denim trends also appears to be slowing, especially as the hard-wearing, democratic fabric is woven into a wide breadth of collections and categories.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The 1994 away kit reflected the fashion of the era while paying tribute to hard-wearing denim—an enduring symbol of American style.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The exterior Forged from anodized aluminum, this is Carl Friedrik's most hard-wearing cabin case yet, with new steel rivets adding extra protection against knocks and bumps to complement the robust aluminum frame.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • At 93 grams for a medium, the jacket weighs less than the popular Hoka Skyflow Jacket and Patagonia Houdini jacket, and is surprisingly hard-wearing given its light weight.
    — Will Porter, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Made with durable, hard-wearing 600D 100% Recycled PET Ripstop, the bag can take a beating from the TSA, and three external pockets (two of which are big enough for boots) and compression straps keep your gear locked down and in its place.
    — Will Porter, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025

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