How to Use tough-minded in a Sentence

tough-minded

adjective

• His dad was a very, very tough-minded person.
  — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
• Lucas is a tough-minded old buzzard.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2026
• Those are two tough-minded veterans.
  — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 June 2026
• Is the group as tough-minded without Thibodeau’s patented verve?
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• Everyone who watches Cochran sees a hard-nosed, tough-minded center back who makes an impact at both ends of the field.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
• The number of ambiguous, tough-minded docs may be dwindling, but the tools to repair a broken world are growing.
  — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Dec. 2025
• The film is set in and around a maternity home in Liège where the staff look after their charges, all teen-agers, with tough-minded compassion.
  — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
• Flamboyant and fun, Dirksen was also shrewd, hardworking and tough-minded.
  — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
• Jarred Vanderbilt is tough-minded, Lakers coach JJ Redick said.
  — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
• The professionalism of stars, their charismatic hold over audiences, is inseparable from such tough-minded reckonings.
  — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
• That second tier of the East, the one the Pistons are hoping to join, is ripe for the Magic, a tough-minded, young team that already guards like one of the NBA’s elite.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• That second unit included Pollard, who was known for being physical and tough-minded during an era when physicality was more celebrated in the NBA, if not always during practice.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
• Kerr encourages players, coaches and others in the Warriors organization to be kind and tough-minded, compassionate and competitive, rigorous and creative, consistent and innovative.
  — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
• The tough-minded, rigid leadership style that worked during Welch’s era doesn’t fit the needs of modern leadership, especially for younger generations who value vulnerability, authenticity, and emotional intelligence.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025