hardened

Example Sentences

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But in October, Susan was invited on a tour of the devastated area, and what she saw hardened her resolve to defend the land once again.

From Literature

The hardened tissue makes it harder for chemotherapy and immunotherapy drugs to penetrate the tumor.

From Science Daily

But after weeks of a federal operation that has touched nearly everyone in some way or another, attitudes have hardened.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile millions were still digging out from hardened snow.

From Barron's

The fact that it is coming not just from civil society advocates and consumer protection regulators, but now from hardened national security practitioners marks a notable shift.

From Barron's