tough-minded
Example Sentences
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If the business-casual look is par for the course in American politics, it’s less common across the pond, and was evidently intended to signal a tough-minded reset.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
“What IBM needs right now is a series of very tough-minded, market-driven, highly effective strategies in each of its businesses.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
G DeShawn Harris-Smith, Maryland, 6-5, 215: Heralded as a tough-minded and fearless player, the stat-sheet stuffer from Woodbridge, Virginia, led his team to the state title last season.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023
In his hands, a funny and lyrical bildungsroman becomes a surprisingly tough-minded assessment of himself and the medium he manipulates so effortlessly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023
And I tell myself I'm proud of myself for being so mentally strong, so tough-minded.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
