Sentence examples for was tough from inspiring English sources

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Dictionary

was tough

noun

A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.

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"It was tough.

Princeton University

MM: It was tough.

Princeton University

Mrs. Kagan was tough.

The New Yorker

"Last night was tough.

The New York Times - Sports

Drew was tough.

The New York Times

Adjusting was tough.

The New York Times

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College is tough.

Stanford University

"Life is tough, doc.

University of California, Berkeley

College can be tough.

University of California, Berkeley

Because we're tough!

Cornell University

Forgiving is tough business.

University of California, Berkeley

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