Sentence examples for fiercely tough from inspiring English sources

Another of Showgirls' merits is that it is very easy to root for Nomi as the hero: not only does she dance like a flailing inflatable stick man, she is fiercely tough and ambitious throughout.

I have a wise mentor who can be fiercely tough with me in one moment, and incredibly gentle in the next.

The queen of the female cops, DCI Jane Tennison, played by Helen Mirren in a career-defining performance, was a fiercely intelligent tough talker, determined to prove herself in the male-dominated police force in which she worked.

Nobody, however, should fall into the trap of forgetting he is also fiercely competitive, and tougher than many people assume.

Yet any acceptance of a subordinate allegorical role is fiercely contradicted by her tough, muscular image.

These days it still helps to be at least a little tough; a fiercely blue-collar ethos endures.

Haitians are a tough and fiercely proud people with a long and storied sense of their unique cultural identity and proud if bloody liberation war against slavery and the French.

As his illness progressed, he required so much more help, and just like Mellie, he was a tough one; fiercely independent and adamant about doing whatever he could on his own.

By bringing together five highly experienced individuals with widely diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and values, the President wanted a clear-eyed, tough-minded, fiercely independent evaluation of what is best for the nation.

Small and beautiful, Mrs. Halpert was serious, tough-talking and fiercely independent; she smoked and drank.

Even the way he chomps gum — fiercely, as if gnawing on a tough piece of steak — is hardly standard Congressional conduct.