Sentence examples for slightly tough from inspiring English sources

One final tip: even a very fresh fennel bulb can have a slightly tough exterior.

Short story about an upper-class girl and her lower-class, slightly tough Jewish boyfriend.

You may even be cooking a leg of slightly tough, not-quite-spring lamb.

Sadly, the apricots filled with thickened cream were slightly tough in texture and short on flavor.

Mr. Raue's execution lags behind his ideas: the duck breast was slightly tough, the dumpling shells a bit soggy.

"We had a slightly tough start with a few players late back after international duty over the summer.

Ms. Kasarova, with her nonstop fervor and very serviceable, if slightly tough-sounding voice, made an argument for the theory of diminishing returns.

"It was just slightly tougher than pâté and unbelievably juicy".

I guess security might be slightly tougher nowadays.

Both teams have had tough schedules, with the Patriots having a slightly tougher one.

The Sabres have a slightly tougher schedule, playing Thursday in Philadelphia and Saturday in Boston.