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Meanings of die-hard in English

Tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated.

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Examples for "rock-ribbed"
Examples for "rock-ribbed"
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It proved to her that caste overcame all else In the rock-ribbed east.
Beverly of Graustark
2
Various feelings had gradually stiffened an early general approval into a rock-ribbed resolve.
Queed: A Novel
3
To the north spanned a soup-bowl valley ringed by rock-ribbed peaks.
The charlemagne pursuit
4
With the remainder the terrible journey across the rock-ribbed and forest-covered isthmus was begun.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 03 (of 15), Spanish...
5
Was fortune going to prove unkind to the good old rock-ribbed Green Mountain State?
The Tree of Appomattox
Usage of die-hard in English
1
A short, whimsical read which is sure to delight die-hard Austen fans.
The Irish Times
2
That said, die-hard King fans weren't so easily swayed by the negativity.
The South African
3
We, as die-hard fans, have a very public relationship with the team.
The South African
4
This is the real thing. Will he remain a die-hard Yankee fan?
Reuters
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These are the die-hard gear hounds like me who buy anything new.
Wired
6
It's rustic and rural and a truly wild experience for die-hard campers.
The South African
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Well, if you're a die-hard Maiden freak, then you're probably in heaven.
The Guardian
8
That won't stop die-hard porn rings operating on-line according to Internet New Zealand.
Radio NZ
9
Under what circumstances can you gift food to a die-hard foodie?
NY Magazine
10
He was only popular among die-hard Republican voters and Southern blacks.
Reuters
11
But for Beyoncé's die-hard fans, she was all that was needed.
Ebony
12
He is a die-hard fan of the school's professional league soccer team, Pumas.
Reuters
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Even for many die-hard fans, Morrissey is not the artist he once was.
The Irish Times
14
For die-hard fans, there's nothing like seeing Arcade Fire play in their motherland.
Independent.ie
15
RNZ's own die-hard cricket follower Dean Bedford has been in Adelaide.
Radio NZ
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And like all trustworthy national-security reporters, he's a die-hard Yankee fan.
Wired
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Die-hard through the time