How to Use toughness in a Sentence

toughness

noun
  • John had a toughness about him.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • About the toughness of this team.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That’s the toughness of our league.
    — David Delgado, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
  • But toughness is a task that comes with the tiny.
    — Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The point isn’t the toughness of the play.
    — Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But that's not an excuse for a lack of toughness.
    — Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The game needs a little bit of toughness.
    — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Brazeau will bring some size and toughness to the table.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The Jaguars will find out more about their toughness in their next game.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Conner showed good hands and good toughness.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • And toughness wouldn’t change what had happened.
    — Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Real toughness with the at-bats.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Texas Fight and plenty of toughness to go around.
    — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Not softly, but with brute force, with grit and toughness, heart to match his hands.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Marcus showed a lot of toughness and grit by staying in the game.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 30 July 2024
  • That toughness was always there.
    — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 16 June 2026
  • Payton has the toughness and traits to find his way onto the field.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And now there is something else at work, the matter of toughness.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Allen, meanwhile, showed his toughness.
    — Mark Long, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • It was built around both the date of his death and the kind of physical toughness he was known for.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But her demeanor masks an inner toughness.
    — George Skelton, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But her demeanor masks an inner toughness.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
  • For now, though, these Yeti backpacks are best for folks who prize toughness above all else.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Her toughness and willingness to do anything was not lost on her coach.
    — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
  • Penguins winger Kevin Hayes knows a thing or two about toughness.
    — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Katie has taken notice of Aliana’s toughness over the years as well.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Joly showed his toughness in a game against Pittsburgh last season.
    — D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • For the sake of inclusion and fairness, toughness would have to go.
    — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • In that world, mental toughness – or at least the perception of it – was a must.
    — Sara Sidner, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023

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