toughness
Example Sentences
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Bell has five baseball players playing football, including quaterback/pitcher Manuel Pasillas, who showed off his toughness, being sacked only once in the first half by San Pedro’s Jaxon Moore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
On screen, she was a magnetic figure, carrying herself with toughness in the face of insurmountable odds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The toughness of these larvae suggests that pressure alone may not fully explain why insects never established themselves throughout the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
For Homan, the spectacle is especially revealing because toughness is his entire brand.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Then the look was gone and her mask of toughness was in place again.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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Vocabulary lists containing toughness
Engineering - Introductory
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