Sentence examples for when things are tough from inspiring English sources

When things are tough, they've got that.

"Mitt Romney is running at a time when things are tough for Americans.

If you can still laugh when things are tough, you've found the secret of happiness.

"When things are tough, you need supporters rallying around you," McGuire said on Fox Footy.

When things are tough I look at where I've come from and it spurs me on.

"That was a nice gesture, especially at a time like this when things are tough," Crosby said.

"He was always the strong one in the locker room, the leader when things were tough.

"To his credit, when things were tough, he toughed it out," said one insider.

The court heard that they became "close" again between 2003 and 2005, when things were tough with Kemp.

"We've been opposed to arbitrary dates on the calendar, especially when things were tough from a security standpoint," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.

His former colleague Kaye Walsh said: "When things were tough David would always be there with his cheeky smile and wit that made us all smile again.