hardened

Example Sentences

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I’d heard of the Insight Meditation Society through several friends, all hardened journo types who’d come through the other side intact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Aspects of the TV drama structurally resemble some American crime shows in that its main constant has been Robson Green’s hardened Detective Inspector Geordie Keating.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Sticking to largely sycophantic media who lobbed softball questions hardened his ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

AI enables traditional cyberattacks to be carried out at greater scale and speed, and networks need to be hardened to address the threat.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

His words pierced me, hardened though I was, realist as I wished to be.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya