Sentence examples for rugged past from inspiring English sources

But Aspen, in the end, is saved from feeling too precious or self-indulgent by the pull of its rugged past.

(Other eras are represented across the street: there's the Square Diner, a vestige of a more rugged past, and Buster's Garage, an open-air sports bar, a portent of a more boisterous future).

The allure of owning a remote slice of California that's in no rush to shake off its rugged past has attracted all sorts, to the amusement of locals.

At elegant gathering spots, like New York's 21 Club, where a hamburger-and-egg dish on the menu was named after him, he captivated listeners with tales of his rugged past.

An 8.4-mile round trip, the trail rises over 2,000 feet and runs through rugged terrain past Columbine Falls and ultimately to Chasm Lake and an ideal view of climbers scaling the side of Longs Peak.

Rugged individualists get past their impostor feelings by getting on with their job.

If you believe in an equal playing field, you must acknowledge the rugged terrain that past and present discrimination for some, coupled with unearned privilege for others, creates.

It was a great contrast to drive through rugged brown landscapes past clay-red Berber villages camouflaged amid the foothills to the lush Ourika valley and then the snow covered Atlas Mountains.

He squeezed past the rugged Ray Mercer on a majority decision in 1996.

With its convulsive past and rugged coastline - a thousand islands spraying from it like a meteor trail - Dalmatia offers a dizzying combination of history and sun-drenched beaches.

Taliban shells rocketed past this rugged mountain outpost today, and while all the troops dived for cover, Commander Abdul Fatah did not even flinch.