Sentence examples for a tad harsh from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a tad harsh" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a comment, action, or judgment that seems overly severe or critical, often in a slightly informal context.
Example: "I think your feedback on her presentation was a tad harsh; she worked really hard on it."
Alternatives: "a bit too severe" or "somewhat unkind".

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A tad harsh that his most lasting impact was the dummy for Dier's free-kick.

7.55pm BST A tweet arrives… and seems a tad harsh, I'd say.

A tad harsh, I thought - but I can understand what prompted the barb.

Given that the seagulls were around long before the town council, this does seem a tad harsh.

Yesterday Mr. Giuliani suggested his lawyer's language might have been a tad harsh, but the tone seems suspiciously familiar.

It's a naturalistic, one-foot-in-front-of-the-other march into an irony-rich destiny that even Thomas Hardy might have judged a tad harsh.

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There's the harsh fringe, just a tad Lisbeth Salander.

The turbot was a limp, flavorless specimen, a tad overcooked, the bok choy was tough, and the port-ginger sauce was bitter and harsh.

Just a tad further to the right on the political spectrum, Robert A Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in Strange Land nonetheless made their conservative author a key figure of the counterculture.

A tad trailer park.

A tad irresponsible maybe?

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