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case-hardened

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Someone has to feed these case-hardened convicts three times a day, and who might you think carries this duty out?

Even Haggard, case-hardened as he was, didn't light his cigar for full twenty minutes.

Probably he made none, being a strong-minded case-hardened old stager; but resolved to do what he could for the poor youth.

Calm came to her presently, even cheerfulness—so mercifully is the mature heart case-hardened to bear its burdens.

While he retained his inbred gentleness, yet he case-hardened it with an armor of indifference not to be easily penetrated.

It's a merciless world, Miss St. Quentin, and no one knows that better than we case-hardened old sinners of doctors.

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On this page you'll find 95 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to case-hardened, such as: apathetic, careless, cold-blooded, heartless, indifferent, and insensitive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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