harshness
Example Sentences
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"I can say with absolute certainty that to raise creatures able to survive nature's harshness, they must be toughened up while growing up," Kinjo, 56, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
To assess excessive punishment claims, Colorado courts begin by comparing “the gravity or seriousness of the offense to the harshness of the penalty.”
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
Without discounting the harshness of that imposed acculturation, he thanked what it gained him rather than resenting the means.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
This is a place where players have to roll up their sleeves and get on with it despite the golfing environment's stark harshness.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
In truth, she could only stand up to the harshness of people and their words, a native tenacity that I can only hope someday to uncover in myself.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
