harsh
Example Sentences
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Major South Korean organisations have delivered harsh criticism over the latest breach.
From BBC
"It's extremely harsh," he tells the BBC, walking through his sheep empty pens.
From BBC
It was a harsh assesment after such a dazzling display - which the 74,611 inside Wembley Stadium no doubt enjoyed - but could Wiegman have given more minutes to some of England's unfamiliar stars?
From BBC
The harsh reality is when your friend cosigned this loan, he agreed to step in if the borrower could not or would not pay.
From MarketWatch
Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.