Examples of toughen in a Sentence
The government is toughening antidrug laws.
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Harris, like her boss, has recently toughened her position on border security.
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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
The country’s approach to migration has toughened in recent years, in light of a surge in arrivals – particularly from the Middle East and Ukraine – as well as terror attacks motivated by Islamic terror.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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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
The country’s approach to migration has toughened in recent years, in light of a surge in arrivals – particularly from the Middle East and Ukraine – as well as terror attacks motivated by Islamic terror.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Toughen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toughen. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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