hardboiled in a sentence

Examples

1. The film's narrative centers on a hardboiled detective story set in a Californian suburb.
2. McKellar worked as a producer and sound engineer at Hardboiled Productions ( 1996-2010 ).
3. The story is largely based on his own experiences, and is written in hardboiled style.
4. This archetype of British detective contrasts with the more " hardboiled " counterpart in American crime fiction.
5. The dialogue was clipped, understated and sparse, influenced by the hardboiled school of crime fiction.
6. Her series is styled a  Medieval Noir with a hardboiled protagonist set in the Middle Ages.
7. And Eddie is one hardboiled egg who never shows the slightest misgiving about his greed-mongering ambitions.
8. Dashiell Hammett and his novel " The Glass Key " have influenced many other hardboiled writers.
9. The book is to a large extent a send-up of the hardboiled school of crime writing.
10. The rapid, staccato dialogue between Webb & Burr is typical of hardboiled fiction and is often humorous.