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Examples of toughen in a Sentence
The government is toughening antidrug laws.
weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours
Recent Examples of toughen from the Web
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With the Trump administration toughening immigration enforcement, immigrant advocates held a meeting earlier this year with Napoleon, expressing their concern about ICE detainer requests.
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With Dwyer and Gyasi Zardes in camp, and with Jozy Altidore, Dempsey and Chris Wondolowski among the possible knockout-round replacements, competition for minutes and chances is going to toughen.
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Before the lane conditions were toughened, a 215 average normally was needed to make cuts.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mayors are warning President Donald Trump that toughening immigration enforcement meddles with U.S. cities’ affairs.
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CANBERRA—Australia’s state and federal governments agreed to crack down on parole granted to people with terrorism links, in a move intended to toughen the country’s security stance following a spate of global terror attacks.
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In Season 2’s final few episodes, Travis had toughened up and become a character that could really help the show along—an opportunity that Season 3, unfortunately, has decided to completely forgo.
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Allowing the turf to dry out and stress a little forces the roots deeper in search of water and toughens up the plant.
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Among recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission was to toughen federal standards for driver’s licenses and birth certificates; 18 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers obtained state IDs, some of them fraudulently.
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First Known Use of toughen
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TOUGHEN Defined for English Language Learners
toughen
playDefinition of toughen for English Language Learners
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: to make (something) stricter or to become stricter
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: to make (someone) physically or emotionally stronger or to become physically or emotionally stronger
TOUGHEN Defined for Kids
toughen
playDefinition of toughen for Students
toughened
;toughening
: to make or become tough Going barefoot toughened my feet.
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