'tough' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'tough' with 20 example sentences.
- tough adjective
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: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
: substantially made or constructed
: violent and lawless
: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
: unfortunate or hard to bear
: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
: not given to gentleness or sentimentality
: physically toughened
: resistant to cutting or chewing
- tough noun
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: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
: an aggressive and violent young criminal
: a cruel and brutal fellow
Yes, this exam is quite tough.
English words like "eat" and "tough" are not aesthetic.
So you think you're a tough guy?
It was a tough pill to swallow.
Next year will be tough.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future!
She isn't as tough as she used to be.
I know times are tough.
I was the toughest kid in the neighborhood.
That's a tough question to answer.
He acts like a tough guy.
This steak is too tough.
Why is Germany so tough on Greece?
I was expecting a tougher game.
Leadership calls for tough choices and, at times, tough language.
Athletes must be tough not only physically, but also mentally.
That's a tough nut to crack!
The competition is getting tougher and tougher.
Work was tougher than usual today.
That was a tough call.