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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The problem is that toughening up California’s low carbon fuel standard will make gasoline more expensive.
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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Harris, like her boss, has recently toughened her position on border security.
—Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Matt Mahan San Jose mayor, who broke with fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom to support Prop 36, a ballot measure to toughen retail theft and fentanyl penalties, is vindicated as a new poll shows 71% of voters support it.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Quick Read Deep Read ( 3 Min. ) Country by country, Europe is toughening its treatment of foreign migrants.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2024
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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Harris, like her boss, has recently toughened her position on border security.
—Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Matt Mahan San Jose mayor, who broke with fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom to support Prop 36, a ballot measure to toughen retail theft and fentanyl penalties, is vindicated as a new poll shows 71% of voters support it.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Quick Read Deep Read ( 3 Min. ) Country by country, Europe is toughening its treatment of foreign migrants.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Toughen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toughen. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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