Examples of hard-and-fast in a Sentence
hard-and-fast rules that governed the corporate environment in those days included strictures regarding office dress that were rigidly enforced
hard-and-fast beliefs that are the rock-solid foundation of their religion
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There are no hard-and-fast rules on how to log a home run or whether a circus catch ought to be recorded as more than an out.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Dogs bred for alertness or reactivity may be more attuned to sound, though this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
There are no hard-and-fast rules for replacing a mattress.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
One hard-and-fast rule to live by in this case?
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Dogs bred for alertness or reactivity may be more attuned to sound, though this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
There are no hard-and-fast rules for replacing a mattress.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
One hard-and-fast rule to live by in this case?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hard-and-fast
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“Hard-and-fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-and-fast. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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