Sentence examples for they were hard hit from inspiring English sources

They were hard hit last week after the surprise departure of the country's finance minister Nhlanhla Nene.

"A lot of our customers work in the insurance, financial and real estate areas and they were hard hit by the economy," he said.

"They were hard hit last year, and it is wrong to dig further in the pockets of the students and their families while letting the state off the hook".

Schuchat downplayed news reports yesterday that New York City and other cities might have high levels of immunity to the virus because they were hard hit in the first wave last spring.

Yesterday they were hard hitting and openly critical of the status quo in Wales, unlike Tinopolis's implied criticism.

The public sector was squeezed left, right and centre – and many educationalists felt they were hardest hit.

"Dirty turbid water makes it harder for corals to grow, which is especially serious for corals off Cape York, as they were hardest hit from the severe coral bleaching event last summer".

"Some of the advertising they carry in luxury goods, certainly in the automotive arena, without being able to look at the numbers broken out by category, I think that's why they're hard hit.

They're hard hitting, you thought.

And the global response must focus on children and young people – because they're hardest hit, and because their choices will determine the course of the epidemic".

If anything, they are harder-hitting.