rugged
Example Sentences
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Perched on the edge of the rugged Yorkshire moors that inspired Emily Bronte to write her masterpiece "Wuthering Heights", the quaint village of Haworth has long been a place of literary pilgrimage.
From Barron's
An AFP team of journalists met Haftan and his fellow fighters in a bunker carved into a rugged mountainous area, now blanketed with snow, near the border with Iran.
From Barron's
A long-time search and rescue volunteer in the area, Warner says you could practically walk right past a missing person and not see them, as the terrain is so "rugged".
From BBC
Warm little breezes would whisper down from the green, rugged hills; and the air would be so full of sweet smells, it would make your nose tickle and burn.
From Literature
They are described as “rugged” or “tough;” they sport beards and tattoos.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
