toughie

Example Sentences

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Mind you, the first knockout hurdle on the road to Istanbul looks a toughie.

From The Guardian

In contrast, Mapplethorpe, who emerged in the anything-goes 1970s, explored his various identities “as a woman, as a gangster, as a devilish imp, as a toughie, as nothing special.”

From New York Times

When asked about Judy Garland, he’d say, “I thought she was going to be a toughie, but she wasn’t.”

From The New Yorker

“I am the new toughie here in hell,” he said.

From New York Times

Her character is a real toughie, and their meet-cute moment is a flashback scene showing her winning a bar brawl while Jackson looks on in reverent, loving awe.

From Seattle Times