hardened

Example Sentences

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“It hardened the resolve in the region and cemented the alignment within the Gulf with the U.S.”

From Barron's

In mitigation, David Mason KC said the "hardened criminal" had "completely gone off the rails and got himself in a terrible, terrible situation".

From BBC

We have hardened our infrastructure and built an oil pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Demands have also hardened on the other side.

From BBC

“They’ve been hardened, apparently, by this war, and they don’t show any signs of yielding.”

From Salon