hardened

Example Sentences

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“It hardened the resolve in the region and cemented the alignment within the Gulf with the U.S.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In mitigation, David Mason KC said the "hardened criminal" had "completely gone off the rails and got himself in a terrible, terrible situation".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“They’ve been hardened, apparently, by this war, and they don’t show any signs of yielding.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Inside the hardened plaque, they found microscopic remains of cereals, legumes, plant fibers, and yeast spores.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

She did not think he was quite so hardened as his wife, though growing very like her;—she spoke some of her feelings, by observing audibly to her partner,

From "Emma" by Jane Austen