Examples of toughen in a Sentence
The government is toughening antidrug laws.
weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours
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The tender side of Strout is her hopefulness—and that may be toughening up.
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Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
The Hawks didn’t just force the Knicks to toughen up.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
In the nineties, hip-hop was toughening up the sound of American popular music; Jackson, fey and theatrical, seemed increasingly distant from the cultural mainstream.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Silver chrome and chain-link details toughen up an otherwise serene, jade green set.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
The Hawks didn’t just force the Knicks to toughen up.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
In the nineties, hip-hop was toughening up the sound of American popular music; Jackson, fey and theatrical, seemed increasingly distant from the cultural mainstream.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Silver chrome and chain-link details toughen up an otherwise serene, jade green set.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for toughen
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“Toughen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toughen. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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