Sentence examples for tough demeanor from inspiring English sources
His usually tough demeanor was (relatively) soft.
But her tough demeanor melts off court.
For some young black men, Professor Wilson, a Harvard sociologist, said, the world works like this: "If you don't develop a tough demeanor, you won't survive.
He has a tough demeanor that should fit right in with the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, but, of course, he has to demonstrate he is fit.
Sergeant Major King, who drives a black Corvette with "noslack" vanity plates, was an aide to Dick Cheney when he was defense secretary to the first President Bush, and is known for a tough demeanor.
Lanza rose up to the number two position, earning a reputation for a keen understanding of technology and a tough demeanor.
It's delivered by Mr. Hassell with just the right air of gentility so absurdly in contrast with Mick's street-tough demeanor.
His Chicago Symphony retains its tough, muscular demeanor.
Growing up, Robinson has not embodied the tough vocal demeanor that his father had and the his brother developed.
Rohrabacher said Putin's "tough guy" demeanor is "no reason we shouldn't try to work with him".
In one sense, she was a "lost child" who had to develop a tough, feisty demeanor to make her way in the world.
