How to Use rugged in a Sentence

rugged

adjective

• She did a painting of the region's rugged coastline.
• People are attracted to his rugged good looks.
• I admire her rugged individualism.
• The sand and stone color theme shines next to the rugged green door.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
• India's craft was the first to touch down on the moon's rugged south pole.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 24 Aug. 2023
• But for the last few miles, the train has better views of the rugged landscape.
  — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• Even your dog can get in on the Yeti action, thanks to the brand's rugged dog bowl.
  — Emily Rochotte, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
• The hike crossed some rugged terrain, but the keepers had time to spare.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
• Ray covered much of the rugged land on horseback and by foot.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• If small, rugged farms have not filled the countryside, what has?
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• Inside the Bronco is a rugged control room that's easy to clean up.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
• Of course, that’s not a firm rule, and some tweens and teens may need more rugged tablets—or at least cases—to take on the go with them.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
• The image in my mind just changed—from the rugged rule-breaker on the road to the flaneur, the person with the time to amble around the city at leisure.
  — Ruthie Ackerman, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
• In a landscape of hardened and rugged gumshoes, Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott) is one with a lot of heart.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
• In the waning moments, UConn had doubled up the normally rugged Aztecs on the boards, 50-25.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
• The rugged rubber watchband is made to Bear Grylls approval, and comes with a chronograph and a compass on the band.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 6 June 2023
• Soak in sweeping views of the rugged landscape from the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, which, at 650 feet above the ground, is one of the country’s highest bridges.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2024
• From remote beaches to rugged desert drives, these are some of the most beautiful places in Texas.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• They’re made from smooth leather, with a subtle grain to gives them that signature rugged look.
  — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
• Take a rugged ride through the brush, mud, and swamps of Florida and search for alligators, deer, and all kinds of wildlife on the ranch.
  — Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• Does reaching the final game of the season soften arguments about the Aztecs’ rugged style of play?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
• Men were rugged, sporting beards or wearing plaid shirts in some, suits in others.
  — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
• Designed for both men and women from sleek and urban to rugged and outdoorsy.
  — Priscilla Mak, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
• The Midshipmen won only eight games in the rugged fullback’s four seasons.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Sports watches are no longer designed—or desired—just for the rugged outdoors.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2023
• The train steams and chugs across hundreds of bridges, viaducts, and retaining walls, and punches through dozens of tunnels carved out of rugged rock walls.
  — Kimberley Lovato, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
• Durability: Can the unit withstand the rugged abuse of being out in the elements all day?
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• All told, the Diamondback HD is lightweight and rugged, and the fact that western guides cling to them should mean something.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
• This one is a close approximation, though any rugged button-down from the back of the closet might do.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 2 Aug. 2023
• In this rugged little plane, Zdarsky has ventured as far afield as the Caribbean and Nome, Alaska.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024