tough-minded

Example Sentences

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Ms. Jones meets the challenge of playing the only noncomedic role by establishing her character as tough-minded and wary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

Once it becomes apparent that this droll, tough-minded actress is playing a tomato who wants little more from life than a few trash novels and a jogging partner, confusion set in.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

How does a person whom Time called "a tough-minded man who has long shown an abundance of intellectual and physical resiliency" wind up on a window ledge?

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023

“Nobody can change that much,” said Brinker in his new tough-minded way.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles