How to Use toughness in a Sentence

toughness

noun

• The Move & Groove fibers, designed with a scalloped-edge cross-section or grooves along the edge, offer a unique combination of flexibility and toughness.
  — WWD, 21 June 2024
• The Jaguars will find out more about their toughness in their next game.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
• McMillan is a slot target with good size, big hands and the toughness to work in the middle of the field.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
• The no shirt or no sleeves move in the cold is often seen as a way to display toughness.
  — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2023
• Clark’s game, while good, is marred by her 5.6 turnovers per game and lack of toughness on defense.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 11 June 2024
• In that world, mental toughness – or at least the perception of it – was a must.
  — Sara Sidner, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
• Ouedraogo's toughness on the boards and on defense are vital for the Lopes to make a run.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
• As for toughness, Apple uses its in-house Ceramic Shield glass on the front and back of the iPhone 15.
  — Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
• And head coach Brian Daboll raved about the corner’s toughness and tackling.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
• Sensitive injury Want a peek at the toughness of the Rangers’ newest prospect?
  — R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• But Sullivan certainly brings some of that on-ice toughness with him to the field.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
• Seydou Tamboura, a 6-foot-7 senior, showed toughness on the boards for St. Mary's.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023
• Her toughness and willingness to do anything was not lost on her coach.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
• The toughness between the ears that Schauffele has harnessed is unique, Hoffman said.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• But Mater Dei, showing its toughness and experience, didn’t give the Huskies a chance of coming all the way back.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• Can the staff instill toughness and discipline, both of which have been lacking?
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
• Speaking of toughness: Lavine played through a tear in one of his patella tendons last season.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
• Athletes commonly played through it as a sign of toughness.
  — Steven Broglio, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2023
• Not our best shooting performance, but the kids dug deep and showed mental toughness.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 23 Feb. 2023
• Coach and his staff have done an amazing job to establish a program of culture and toughness.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
• Anglers who wade or fish from shore should consider the water resistance and the toughness of a reel.
  — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
• The boyish toughness and the rebellious independence that made the Vandals appeal to Kathy bears the seeds of the group’s downfall.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
• Above all, Long’s teams maintained a toughness that few of their opponents could exceed.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• Perry has the size, strength and toughness to be a more impactful run defender but seems too content to cruise through games at times.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
• If the toughness of the UConn men’s basketball team was still in question, one look at Alex Karaban might provide an answer.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
• The Lakers led early in the third quarter before Boston’s toughness, talent and size took over.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2023
• Mental toughness is a hot concept these days, among both academics and athletes.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2023
• Just enough toughness to handle being two-handed through an elk’s sternum, but just enough lightness not to ride on your belt like a wet beaver.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
• In football, his toughness and leadership skills are invaluable for the 4-1 Knights.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Speaking of the Wizards, Avdija is a player a lot of scouts and executives like because of his smarts and toughness.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024

Last Updated: 7 Sep 2024