How to Use rugged in a Sentence

rugged

adjective

• She did a painting of the region's rugged coastline.
• People are attracted to his rugged good looks.
• I admire her rugged individualism.
• The sand and stone color theme shines next to the rugged green door.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
• And on the rugged ninth hole, his tee shot held up in the grass just short of the bunker.
  — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
• India's craft was the first to touch down on the moon's rugged south pole.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 24 Aug. 2023
• But for the last few miles, the train has better views of the rugged landscape.
  — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• The phone’s rugged design extends to the ports, which are on the right side.
  — PCMAG, 21 May 2024
• Even your dog can get in on the Yeti action, thanks to the brand's rugged dog bowl.
  — Emily Rochotte, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
• The Bengals took the points with the field goal in a rugged, low-scoring 19-16 win.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2022
• The hike crossed some rugged terrain, but the keepers had time to spare.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
• Ray covered much of the rugged land on horseback and by foot.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• The area near the pond was described as rugged terrain.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 June 2022
• The hillier or more rugged the terrain, the lower your range.
  — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
• The peninsula is wild and rugged, and there are not too many roads.
  — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
• Allen, Mobley and Okoro are the heart of the team’s rugged defense.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021
• If small, rugged farms have not filled the countryside, what has?
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• The remains were found in the rugged terrain of the open desert of Yucca Valley.
  — Claire Colbert, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
• This is Moon Camp, at the base of rugged mountains on old Highway 80.
  — Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
• Inside the Bronco is a rugged control room that's easy to clean up.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
• As the name implies, the design is rugged and durable, but not at the expense of comfort.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
• Then, there are the more rugged takes on booties, many of which are ideal in the elements.
  — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
• The Desert Bar is 5 miles down a rugged dirt road in the mountains north of Parker, Arizona.
  — Tiffany Acosta, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
• Strong winds often pushed flames across the rugged terrain of the Sierra.
  — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
• The terrain is fairly rugged, but the rewards are many.
  — Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
• From brunch downtown to leaf-peeping on a rugged trail.
  — Amanda Richards, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2021
• Smoke and ash from Evia, a rugged island of forests and coves close to the Greek mainland, blocked out the sun and turned the sky orange.
  — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
• Of course, that’s not a firm rule, and some tweens and teens may need more rugged tablets—or at least cases—to take on the go with them.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
• While the locks may be small, high-quality ones are rugged enough to handle the harsh treatment your luggage goes through to get to your destination.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
• That run was punctuated by a peak New York sequence: a rugged defensive stop leading to a layup on the other end.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 May 2025