harshness

Example Sentences

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Genesis brand engineers spend some coin to attenuate engine and mechanical noise, vibration and harshness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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

The contrast between the tenderness of Ponyboi’s interiority and the harshness of their reality is what Arango focused on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 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

“No,” Tsukiko says with a polite shake of her head, her smile softening the harshness of the word.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern