Examples of toughen in a Sentence
The government is toughening antidrug laws.
weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours
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But for our future leaders in work, family and life in general, college is a time to toughen up.
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Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Politics How will Kamala Harris vote on California’s Prop. 36 to toughen some criminal penalties?
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
When the Premier League voted to toughen up the regulations in February, six clubs voted against the move and two abstained, meaning the vote could be passed via the narrowest of margins with a two-third majority secured by 12 votes in favour.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Voters overwhelmingly approved a proposition to toughen penalties for some drug possession and shoplifting offenses — a political defeat for Newsom, who strongly opposed it.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Politics How will Kamala Harris vote on California’s Prop. 36 to toughen some criminal penalties?
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
When the Premier League voted to toughen up the regulations in February, six clubs voted against the move and two abstained, meaning the vote could be passed via the narrowest of margins with a two-third majority secured by 12 votes in favour.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Voters overwhelmingly approved a proposition to toughen penalties for some drug possession and shoplifting offenses — a political defeat for Newsom, who strongly opposed it.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Toughen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toughen. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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