Words similar to tough

Example sentences for: tough

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

Where Gore favors "tough love," Bradley offers "unconditional sympathy."
The embargo has been tough luck for 12 million Cubans who cannot buy or sell in the United States, but it has made little difference otherwise.
On the other hand, “figurative or exaggerated expression” would probably have been a simplified improvement over “metaphorical or hyperbolic expression,” which might be tough going for someone who had to look up literally to begin with.
A paean to playwright David Mamet explains his famous ear for dialogue: a childhood with a tough labor-lawyer father.
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.