hardier; hardiest
Examples of hardy in a Sentence
Most of the soldiers were hardy young men.
Hardy fans stuck with the team through good times and bad.
Only the hardiest pilgrims made the journey.
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Cold-hardy varieties may tolerate cold, but that doesn’t mean planting them just ahead of cold weather is ideal.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
So, the minute the leaves start to drop, take it as your sign to tap into the harvest and dress your backyard or porch with stylish pumpkin decor and seasonal window boxes filled with hardy flowers.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
With grief comes diminished critical thinking from even the hardiest of privacy diehards.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
And because the team has gathered genetic material from coral that appear more resistant to heat and stress, their efforts are designed to reproduce hardier varieties.
—John Otis, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
So, the minute the leaves start to drop, take it as your sign to tap into the harvest and dress your backyard or porch with stylish pumpkin decor and seasonal window boxes filled with hardy flowers.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
With grief comes diminished critical thinking from even the hardiest of privacy diehards.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
And because the team has gathered genetic material from coral that appear more resistant to heat and stress, their efforts are designed to reproduce hardier varieties.
—John Otis, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hardy
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“Hardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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Hardy 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Har·dy
ˈhär-dē 
Oliver 1892–1957 originally Norvell Hardy American comic actor
Hardy
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Thomas 1840–1928 English novelist and poet
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