hard-bitten
Example Sentences
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Taylor’s Inez, possessed of a hard-bitten skill for self-preservation, stays one step ahead, constantly moving forward, a soft shred of hope her only cold comfort.
From Los Angeles Times
Her character, Inez, possessed of a hard-bitten skill for self-preservation, stays one step ahead, constantly moving forward, a soft shred of hope her only cold comfort.
From Seattle Times
He could seem hard-bitten, or bitter, or just plain mean when he lashed out at political opponents.
From Seattle Times
The gallery of hard-bitten personages and the mix of funny and sentimental subplots put you in mind at times of a novel by Dickens.
From Washington Post
He really is playing a 50-year-old, hard-bitten guy, and I buy it.
From New York Times
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