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Example sentences for: tough

How can you use “tough” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

"These are tough cases for judges," Ms.
On the bombing front, an article says that since it's tough to guard against terrorist attacks, Washington should muscle up for a crackdown afterward.
"We don't make editorial judgments based on disposition to be tough on Bob Dole or nice to Bob Dole," he says.
As the NYT and Post explain, President Clinton's remark about the House vote allows Democrats facing tough re-election fights to avoid the extra baggage with voters that resisting any impeachment inquiry--described by the papers as a sure thing--might bring.
Racial proxies are a tough call.