rugged
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The area’s rugged terrain means coffee has to be picked by hand, and the typical farm there is less than 5 acres.
He was checking cameras installed by his conservation group in the steep, rugged terrain to monitor how the border fence is affecting animals.
From Los Angeles Times
He tilted his rugged head and shifted his gaze out beyond them, looking past them, as if considering whether to share their danger or throw them to the sea.
From Literature
Instead of music, guests heard radio broadcasts and chatter, as the goal was to make Black Spire Outpost feel rugged and lived-in.
From Los Angeles Times
According to his official STC biography, he was raised in southwest Yemen's rugged Dhale governorate and later entered the Faculty of Air Force and Air Defence in Aden -- then the capital of South Yemen.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
