hard-fought
adjective /ˌhɑːd ˈfɔːt/
/ˌhɑːrd ˈfɔːt/
- that involves fighting very hard
- a hard-fought battle/win/victory
Extra Examples- He resigned last year after a hard-fought battle over the future of the company.
- It was a hard-fought game.
- School football matches were desperately hard-fought.
- It was a hard fought campaign.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHard-fought is used with these nouns:- contest
- victory
- win
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