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
On graduation, however, he has the most impeccable credentials: the case-hardened polish of a law-review man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cams, Rollers, etc.—The cams, rollers, thrust-bearings, as well as the piston-pin in particular, should be made of good steel, case-hardened to a depth of at least .08 of an inch.
