case-hardened
Example Sentences
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For $10, the store will drill case-hardened screws to the bottom of shoes.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2016
Like Lauren Bacall and Veronica Lake, both of whom she resembled, Scott proved a perfect fit for the genre, easily able to play the case-hardened siren who snared and sometimes betrayed the anti-hero male star.
From US News • Feb. 7, 2015
Even the most case-hardened judge can be confronted with a set of facts that still have the capability to shock.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2014
The risk of theft is high, especially in cities, where case-hardened steel chains and medieval-looking padlocks must tether the mount if one so much as stops for a hamburger.
From Time Magazine Archive
The No. 6 single shot has tapered barrel, case-hardened frame, genuine walnut stock and fore-end, rifle butt plate, rear and tang peep sight.
From The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco by Doughty, Francis Worcester
