tough guy

Example Sentences

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After that meeting, the US president described Sharaa as a "tough guy" with a "very strong past".

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

"It is possible, but extremely unlikely, Cuomo can catch Mamdani," said Lincoln Mitchell, a political science professor at Columbia University, saying the former governor's "tough guy persona" dates from another era.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Coran’s Rachel plays a clever tough guy who puts on a vicious façade to avoid an actual fight.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

He has since endorsed the former governor in the mayoral primary, saying “we need not a nice guy, but a tough guy like Andrew Cuomo.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

Fortunately, the tough guy, Dozer, had been placed in a different section of the shelter where they locked up the dogs who snapped at the handlers or bit the bars of their cages.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein