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Hardboiled is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hardboiled meaning

Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.

Using Hardboiled

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
  • In the example corpus, hardboiled often appears in combinations such as: hardboiled crime, the hardboiled, of hardboiled.

Context around Hardboiled

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

loved 1× infamous 1×

Often after:

crime 3× literary 1× erotica 1× detective 1× detectives 1× sleuths 1× writers 1×

Sentence patterns with Hardboiled

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

always loved hardboiled crime fiction 1× his hardboiled detectives walk 1× in the hardboiled sleuths of 1× known as hardboiled which encompasses 1× like other hardboiled writers macdonald 1× magazines and hardboiled crime novels 1× of a hardboiled crime drama 1× of a hardboiled detective 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his hardboiled detectives 1× like other hardboiled 1× many histories of 1× the film s 1× the infamous hardboiled 1× the script was 1×

Common sentence endings:

a hardboiled detective 1× and punchy dialogue 1× featuring new material 1× in that genre 1× much more exciting 1× prohibition era detectives 1×

Words around Hardboiled

Just before it in the word index:

hardball 56 hardbacks 4 hardback 35 hardaway 24 hardat 2 hardart 3

Just after it in the word index:

hardbound 4 hardcase 2 hardcastle 15 hardcode 3 hardcoding 2 hardcopy 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Hardboiled

  • In this selection, "hardboiled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loved, infamous, crime, literary and erotica stand out and add context to how "hardboiled" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include always loved hardboiled crime fiction and his hardboiled detectives walk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hardboiled" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hardboiled

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

His hardboiled detectives walk down the mean streets of two different countries. (12 words)

Unlike other pulp fiction protagonists of the time, Spade presented a less idealized version of a hardboiled detective. (18 words)

The infamous, hardboiled-erotica series is collected for the first time in a deluxe hardcover omnibus featuring new material. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Many histories of feminist detective fiction find foremothers for today’s anti-heroines in the hardboiled sleuths of the nineteen-seventies and eighties—in P. D. James’s Cordelia Gray, for example, and Sara Paretsky’s V. I. Warshawski. (39 words)

The script was partially based on the Brett Halliday novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them, but also goes as far as to almost parody the ‘hardboiled’ literary genre, which typically featured grizzled and disillusioned prohibition-era detectives. (38 words)

Their style of crime fiction came to be known as " hardboiled ", which encompasses stories with similar attitudes concentrating not on detectives but gangsters, crooks, and other committers or victims of crimes. (31 words)

Example sentences (10)

The script was partially based on the Brett Halliday novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them, but also goes as far as to almost parody the ‘hardboiled’ literary genre, which typically featured grizzled and disillusioned prohibition-era detectives.

I’ve always loved hardboiled crime fiction, so I’m always excited to find a new voice in that genre.

The infamous, hardboiled-erotica series is collected for the first time in a deluxe hardcover omnibus featuring new material.

Unlike other pulp fiction protagonists of the time, Spade presented a less idealized version of a hardboiled detective.

His hardboiled detectives walk down the mean streets of two different countries.

Many histories of feminist detective fiction find foremothers for today’s anti-heroines in the hardboiled sleuths of the nineteen-seventies and eighties—in P. D. James’s Cordelia Gray, for example, and Sara Paretsky’s V. I. Warshawski.

The series certainly has the look and feel of a hardboiled crime drama, with its smoky interiors and low lighting, but as a concept, it’s much more exciting.

Like other ' hardboiled ' writers, Macdonald aimed to give an impression of realism in his work through violence, sex and confrontation.

The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue.

Their style of crime fiction came to be known as " hardboiled ", which encompasses stories with similar attitudes concentrating not on detectives but gangsters, crooks, and other committers or victims of crimes.

Common combinations with hardboiled

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hardboiled" in a sentence?
An example: "The script was partially based on the Brett Halliday novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them, but also goes as far as to almost parody the ‘hardboiled’ literary genre, which typically featured grizzled and disillusioned prohibition-era detectives." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hardboiled" from authentic English texts.
What does "hardboiled" mean?
Hardboiled means: Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
How many example sentences with "hardboiled" are there?
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