Sentence examples for Tried tough from inspiring English sources

"They tried tough love; that didn't work.

We've tried tough guys, and it always ends in tears.

"At first I did all the wrong things, tried tough love, but it didn't work.

China tried tough love but now much of the love has drained from its approach, leaving only toughness.

Many if not most have tried tough love and harsh rehab and watched them fail, or even backfire sometimes with fatal results.

The recording industry already tried tougher legal tactics.

Or will they try tough love in their audit?

My dentist, who has met Sam and likes him, insists I should try tough love and let him live on the streets.

"So now I'm trying all these approaches, I'm trying tough love, I'm trying the sympathetic counselor, the cool friend.

He tried hard to seem tough.

I tried to tough out my situation.