Hockey is a really tough sport, with players getting hurt quite often.
This steak is really tough; I think I cooked it too long.
It's pretty tough to find a job when you don't have any previous experience.
Eric grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of the kids
were stealing and doing drugs.
Our math test was really tough; more than half the class failed it.
Spencer is known as a tough negotiator, so I don't think you'll have much success getting him to back down.
He had a tough time for a while there after his wife left him, but he
seems to be doing better now.
Only the toughest plants can survive in this desert climate.
His army training has certainly toughened him up.
These hiking boots are really tough. I've gone up a lot of mountains in them, and they're still in good shape.
The government has
introduced tough new laws to deal with illegal drugs.
He has a reputation for toughness in his business dealings, but he is nonetheless very honest.
The newspaper issued a toughly worded editorial against the war.
I need to relax; I had a really tough day at work.
Rosalyn Carter once said that you have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
Irving Berlin once suggested that the toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
Robert Schuller once noted that again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
Zig Ziglar once stated that when you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.