hard-hitting

adjective

hard-hit·​ting ˈhärd-ˈhi-tiŋ 

: strikingly effective in force or result

a hard-hitting exposé

plain hard-hitting English

Examples of hard-hitting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Benjamin Satterley, the hard-hitting and high-flying professional wrestler known to fans worldwide simply as Pac, has died, All Elite Wrestling announced Sunday night. — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

And it's brought to our audience a wide range of compelling stories – from personal narratives to sound-rich explorations of places and events to hard-hitting journalism on issues and topics that are important to students. — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Put into bat, Afghanistan had got off to a poor start – hard-hitting Rahmanullah Gurbaz was out for a two-ball duck to Jasprit Bumrah. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

In Saratoga that translated to humorous/hard-hitting spears tossed at Led Zeppelin, Neil Young and even The Who’s own late great bassist John Entwistle. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hard-hitting

• acquitting
• admitting
• befitting
• committing
• emitting
• omitting
• outfitting
• outwitting
• permitting
• refitting
• remitting
• submitting