| 单词 | tough |
| 例句 | The consequence of all that ice was a wretched Thanksgiving of tiny tough birds, heavy pork cakes, and pithy sweet potatoes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was like the third degree, only he was both interrogator and suspect, both tough cop and hounded prisoner, a cruel spotlight pinning him in a blinding circle of light. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It all started about the time a tough young New Orleans comet man named Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong climbed off a train in New York wearing clodhopper policemen’s shoes, and started playing with Fletcher Henderson. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You turned into a tough guy while I was gone.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The nickname “Miranium” fit because I was strong, not because I was made of the toughest, strongest, most indestructible element ever. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “The distance can be tough, but we work around it with phone calls, emails, and visits. Didn’t your best friend just move?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Her body is really stiff, and it’s tough for her to reach or grab or hold anything. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Straining his neck downwards at an uncomfortable angle, Ragear was able to get his teeth into the tough climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z This dame thought and acted like a man—only tougher, quicker, and more clever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “But this is a tough school. It might be better if you come back when you’re older. Or transfer.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I watched him closely, but he’d barely even skimmed the thing when the door behind him swung open and a tough, skinny old bag in a Red Carpet uniform stepped in beside him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z For the first time since I had known him, he didn't try to be tough or hard. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He was tough enough to keep me from graduating. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z To even get into one of the tough summer tournaments, with players coming from as far away as Philadelphia, was sheer delight. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Not Dauntless hands, which should be thick and tough and ready to break things. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The next couple were tougher, as they always are when they’re closer. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Winstead has always looked so tough and mean—until now. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Rut I’m not tough at all,” I said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z But by the early 1900s, their roles were expanding, and women were tough in defending their rights; they were determined to have a voice in the larger union efforts. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Me and the other prisoners who’d been acting tough with one another—the second he walked in our tough-guy routines were over. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Spring was coming, but ice was still thick on the ground, and it was a tough climb. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The mayor refuses to comment but his commissioner of police is suddenly everywhere talking tough about equal justice under the law. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z On July 14, he began consuming the pealike seedpods of the plant as well, probably because the roots were becoming too tough to eat. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Help out with money, take care of my brother, make sure my mom doesn’t feel too guilty. It’s tough.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “But it definitely survives longer than most plants. All through the winter and everything. You barely even have to water it. It’s like toughest of all the plants. The survivor.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Gerald was tough and strong, but the force of that punch almost made him lose his breath. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a tough, cruel, primitive kind of man who never held a job for more than six months in his life. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They had no idea how tough she was. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was tough and roomy like the canvas bag, and faded enough to look properly shabby. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Walking through the complexes around town could be tough, since you never knew when you might be treading on someone else’s turf. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z In a neighborhood where you had to be tough just to get to the store with money for a loaf of bread, Kenny wasn’t tough at all. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z An opposing counsel or a defendant might be rightfully wary that Baird could be a tough foe if provoked. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He probably just grabbed them to make himself look tougher. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z This lady's definitely a Greek warrior, only she's probably tougher than the guys were. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him it was pretty tough picking blackberries barefoot. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My boss there was one of the toughest guys I ever hope to meet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m guessing that on top of having Angie late in life, she also had some tough times. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Girls can be tough, stuck-up or cheap, mousy or boy- crazy; or they can be brains and sucks and brownnosers, like boys, if they are thought to study too much. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You are not going over there to lose,” he told the general, “but to be tough and see what we can do.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He got paid for what he did and he was tough enough to take it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “So when do we get to check out this Lemoncello Library?” said a boy with the kind of tough edge New Yorkers always have in movies. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Now instead of the tough guy and the not-so-tough guy, picture a high-school girl out for a nighttime stroll when she is suddenly set upon by a mugger. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It was a tough call—five dollars for listening to a Lionel Hampton record. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was rank and tough, but she was hungry, and there was nourishment in it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But then you’d say, “So what makes you think your mom is so tough?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In his own way, Gordy the bookworm was just as tough as Rowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I really wasn’t going for it too tough but I kept trying to keep my hands still. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z This guy was really amazing; in addition to his tough mind, he was a real mensch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother isn't always the happiest lady on earth, but that's just because times have been tough. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I say, “He’s got a leg nerve all waking up. Says it hurts like fire and nettles. But he is tough.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Our grandmother knew a tough question when she heard it sneaking up. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “My old man’s tough,” offered a smaller boy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, the Spencers brought you here voluntarily. That must have been tough for you.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She looked drained, and I realized that between me and Auggie, today had been a tough day for her, too. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She knew I was just playing tough, though. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z King and his staff now faced a tough decision. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Possibly more suitable for your tough revolutionary liver.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh well,” he said, “I went to stay with my daughter down south for a spell. These New York City winters are getting tough on these old bones of mine.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “That rat is physically tougher than we could ever imagine. It is only a matter of time until he recovers sufficiently to attack us again.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The tough Time Suck recovered from the fall quickly, though was a bit wobbly on those thick legs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Also, another time some tough boys wee-weed all over one of the walls and wrote some pretty bad words. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Decca, sometimes there’s beauty in the tough words—it’s all in how you read them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Not long before, a gang of immigrant toughs had rained rocks down on them as they crossed this very area. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The last few years have been truly tough on me and my family. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z These tough women said that it worked with them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know who is tougher, Minerva or her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no desire to make you “tough” or “street,” perhaps because any “toughness” I garnered came reluctantly. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He probably meant it to sound tough, but it came out sort of pitiful. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He saw a film called The Front Page and now he wants to go to America some day and be a tough newspaper reporter with a hat and a cigarette. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But those recruiting posters—the ones asking men if they were tough enough to be a Marine—called to him. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As the Justice Policy Institute has observed, “the Clinton Administration’s ‘tough on crime’ policies resulted in the largest increases in federal and state inmate populations of any president in American history.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As she pounded the long, tough leaves with a club and rolled the fiber into string, she thought about the dry season. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you a big kiss later, you baby. I thought dwarfs were tough.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Though he was tall and tough as nails, he seemed almost fragile compared to the captain of the Crux. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A tough little hellion, with an overdeveloped underlip, he had been born like other babies and nursed at his mother’s great breasts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "I have to hand it to you, you're tougher than most." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Even though he’s just seventeen months old I can read something hard and tough in that Ralph’s face already.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She struggled to force the edge down into the tough old branch. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Sam Salomon is one of those tough guys from across the tracks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Ann quickly developed into a tough negotiator in meetings with various city agencies. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The only rule was that we had to listen to one of his math jokes, which meant that I had to sit through two different ones every single day, which sometimes could be tough. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z But it was really tough on me then. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “This here squadron here is the toughest bunch of Marine aviators ever assembled on this here God’s green earth here,” Sammy bellowed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the older boys he was with looked tough and scary. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I remember, Act tough and you are tough. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Green palm fronds might send off dark smoke, but until they were dried, they were too tough to tear off the trees. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I pretend the third one went off on a fantastic journey somewhere, but I know better because I’ve read all about the nestling stage and I know how tough life can be for baby birds. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Those Montana Indians were so tough that white people were scared of them. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z As a Russian, Boukreev came from a tough, proud, hardscrabble climbing culture that did not believe in coddling the weak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The soup was barley bean, which I don’t dig that tough but it was hot and the restaurant was warm. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Where waxy ancestors with tough toe-nails and breath that smelled of yellow maps whispered papery whispers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Settling into his niche as a miracle worker for tough and neurotic horses, Pollard earned assignments on nearly three hundred mounts and guided them to more than $20,000 in total purse earnings. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any time I’m about to fight someone I yell ‘Simba Barracuda’ real tough like. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But as much as her father listened to advice, he was the one who made the tough calls. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Chamberlain thought: would have thought mountain men were tougher than city boys. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Graphorn hide is even tougher than a dragon’s and repels most spells. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The Four Horsemen that worked Sugar Hill—I remember the worst one had freckles—there was a tough quartet. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugly old women, every one of them, but all that praying and scrubbing and beating novices with sticks had left them tough as roots. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He opens his eyes and stares at me for a long time, so I know he’s going to play it tough. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And so, Gordon, the intern, settled on negligent homicide, the toughest misdemeanor penalty, arguing that the two charges for reckless behavior are not “harsh enough to do justice to the outcome of the accident.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My grandmother Rose was a tough woman, so tough she’d built the family home with her own hands while my grandpa worked as a tailor in the market. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z But it doesn’t always work, because you’re giving the kid tough love when maybe he just needs love. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I mean, you know, strong and Ford tough.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It's like he felt tougher whenever he started blabbing about it, gassing his own head up, turning the story into a much bigger deal than it really was. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Whenever times were really tough we’d fall back on dog bones. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It had been a tough couple of weeks since the Halloween dance that wasn’t a dance at all. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z World War Two had certainly made everybody very tough. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant Dana would feel obligated to demonstrate what a tough hombre he was. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a senior officer with a reputation for being tough; he sometimes came over to B-block on an assignment like this. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Jeffrey started falling asleep at the table; I guess all that running around had been tough on his body. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When Felix received his assignment at 6:00 a.m., he considered faking an illness—something tough to prove, like a toothache—but his mom had already driven off. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z As Luke was opening his mouth to downplay it, to tell her it wasn’t a problem—that Toby was as tough as he was annoying—Annie leaned over and kissed him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t worry about being resilient, about being a good representative for millions of people, about whether I was tough enough or whether people liked me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was tough, because she didn’t really have any hobbies or specific interests. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And if you don't like our paper chain, I've got one word for you: tough. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Darius, who chases girls with firecrackers or a stick that touched a rat and thinks he’s tough, today pointed up because the world was full of clouds, the kind like pillows. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She was Terryl Warner now, married, with kids, and a track record for taking on tough cases as a victim’s advocate. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you go ask him what his problem is?” he asked, trying to sound tough. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But it is illusion to think that there is anything fragile about the life of the earth; surely this is the toughest membrane imaginable in the universe, opaque to probability, impermeable to death. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But now it's me who needs to grit my teeth and tough it out until morning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah. We’ve exhausted our resources, Sam. We’ve followed every lead, every phone call, every letter. This is just a tough one.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Like a stringy rooster I am tougher than I look, but not tough enough to fight all of them. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z But then it rights itself, and I say, “I have you to thank for the fact that my skull is pretty tough now.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And then, and here’s the really tough part, don’t fill the void left by the absence of stimulation with some other nonstop stimulation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Jay once pulled into this driveway and left me and Trey here when things got tough. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I know it must have been a tough decision, but any analysis of that day will show it was the right one. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Even now Dr. Wide wondered whether the tough, dry, stringy life was completely gone out of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He could beat up the big black kids if he wished, the tough Puerto Rican kids, anyone else who called us names or made slanty eyes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, this chapter responds to skeptics who claim that mass incarceration cannot be understood as a racial caste system because many “get tough on crime” policies are supported by African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She's always the toughest person in the room, but with me leaving, her armor cracks. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z His name was Piliso, a tough old fellow who had seen life at its most pitiless. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he also got a good—and tough—reader. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s tough living and not everyone finds it relaxing. We have a long summer, and if you keep that attitude, it’s going to be even longer. Be patient. Give it time. For me?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It must have been a tough thing to stand there and say something to every one of those people, but that’s exactly what they did. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer Dad stared at me, struggling with how to respond, the more my tough exterior withered. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Like you don’t want to know what his fears are. He acts so tough that he’s probably afraid of marshmallows and really bright sunrises or something. Overcompensating.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His brothers were tough hard workers, all of them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hibiscus was Redemption’s trainer, a tall man with muscles like jerky, tough and lean, faster than a snakestrike, and most of all, one of the angels of Lucille. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Parker ain’t no bigger than me, but hanging with Tyler makes him think he’s tough, I guess. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Libby was tougher than I had imagined she’d be, never once breaking down or even shedding the first tear. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z From then on he turned tough guy all the way. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z They cannot be poisoned, for one thing; and their skin seems to be very thick, and tougher than bark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z No girl, no matter how tough and mean she is, is going to scare me away from Kasim. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Gathering elects Runners, and if you think I’m tough, they’d laugh in your face.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Sim waved and I headed to the Mess, where I sat down long enough to spoon up my beans and chew through a flat piece of tough grey meat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She rips her hands on the tough, woody stalks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I think the toughest part—tougher than the school, than the food, than walking home—was that gradually I was coming home to people who were not the same as I was anymore. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks at me with her tough boxer’s gaze. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He, was tough and stringy, like old celery, but his bright eyes missed nothing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Finally he says: "Very tough. I might be a little out of shape." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But it was made of heavy wire with a tough plastic coating, and though he kept gnawing for half an hour, it was too much for his teeth. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Sorry, I'm just having a tough time with it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In many ways, that makes me tougher than you. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I bothered you, Susan. I’m just having a tough time. That’s all. Have a good one,” I said and walked away. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Not like that at all. Mr. Ray came over and we just sat up talking for a while. I think he was having a tough day.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Finding the work too easy, he transferred to Harvard and loaded up on the toughest math and physics courses available. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the pilot, and the plane, and down at himself— dirty and ragged, burned and lean and tough—and he coughed to clear his throat. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—I think so. But against an army of those ogres—” “Yeah, it’ll be tough.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You’re a tough man, Big Guy,” said Cotter, his voice quavering. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Neither do I. Uh, maybe he just means that it’s a tougher place.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It took him about two hours to get back and the turtle was still tough, so we went out to the meadow to fly Frightful. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She reminded me of Nancy Bobofit, though the camper girl was much bigger and tougher looking, and her hair was long and stringy, and brown instead of red. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z If the school has suddenly decided to get tough on stains, why did they have to pick me to make an example of? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z If you ever eat cattails, be sure to cook them well, otherwise the fibers are tough and they take more chewing to get the starchy food from them than they are worth. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The caption under the picture says: Elected by the people, unpaid for their services, and open to public criticism, board members must make the tough decisions. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We became hard, suspicious, pitiless, vicious, tough—and that was good; for these attributes were just what we lacked. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When he tried his Frosty Loops cereal, it was tough for a second or two, but eventually peeled away from the counter. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I am incredibly tough and will make a full recovery. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It’s tough, it’s tough for your wife and children to sit up there and listen to some of the stuff they have to listen to,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And, after all, she was the one who told me just this morning that I was going to have to get tough this year. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They were stacked with talent—big, tough players, like Jason Zundel and Dallas Miller, and they had in Reggie a tenacious defender and supporting player. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Now I stay close," my father said, tough. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He came across as so hard-core, so rough and tough out on the streets. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried hacking at the tongue with my shears, but it was too sinewy and tough, a rope of undulating muscle, and my shears too dull. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But Traft had a group of toughs lining the back of the room. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But tough meat had to be cut up for him, and he needed help with his high-top shoes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was a small man with a tough, shriveled body that Ugwu felt needed a watering more than the plants that he targeted with his metal can. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I thought I would use the hatchet to remove the tough belly shell, but it proved easier with the sawtoothed edge of the knife. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know this has been tough on both of you,” Mom says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She was tall and.tough and uncomplaining, willing to go wherever she was commanded. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Old enough to be her grandmother, Nin was a squat woman with matted hair and a face as tough as rawhide. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It’s tough and politically difficult to get grown-ups to change their habits. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I saw the waiter who had come in earlier with the complaint about tough meat coming in again. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z This would be a tough shot, but he had no choice. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If you want your kid to be tough, you name your kid Hitler. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The Highlanders were reputed to be tough, fearless fighters—in other words, brutal killers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I could feel his hand coming down across my cheek, whip-fast, leather tough. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He wanted to make sure she was tough enough on crime. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened it all the same, very carefully so as not to tear the delicate paper, but it wasn’t delicate at all: it was tough. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The result didn’t taste as good as salt, but it was better than nothing, and the same residue could be used to tenderize tough leaves or meat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My work in the Artificery over the last couple months had tough- ened and strengthened my hands, but not in entirely the right ways. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The family who had it the toughest on Little Hobart Street, I would have to say, was the Pastors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She said, “I knew God didn’t want me to marry a man like him. He talks tough but inside he’s just a little bitty boy, scared of his mama. And anyhow, it’s her house.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Soon they were breaking even the toughest codes and ciphers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z His tough and authoritarian leadership style was necessary in the wild where disease, Indian attacks, and the inhospitable environment relentlessly threatened everyone’s lives. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Alums was the toughest teacher in the school and just being in front of him was kind of scary. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have looked disapproving, because she added, “Grow up, Mother. The world’s a big, tough, scary place—like you don’t know that.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was true Congolese, tough and warm, with an amazing broad face from which her soft brown eyes shone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But now that Agent Magnus is front of me, the words are a lot tougher to get out. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z You’d have to be pretty tough to stand around giving people Maytags on a day as cold as this with those skimpy clothes on! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I will, but it’s a tough, scary road ahead for me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But judging by the way Needles acted when he spoke, and how Noodles slapped him around, I could see it being tough to, especially since it had to be pretty embarrassing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Will heard Lyra gasp, and turned to see another witch holding a squirming, struggling hare in her tough hands. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want to wrestle with Horse; he was tougher and bigger than I. But my father had often said that a man of the llano does not run from a fight. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I screamed for Jackie, whose real name was Sigmund, and I screamed for Tito, who had the best eyebrows and always looked cool and tough. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z College in the city has been tougher, but I’m getting through it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Yes, Billy. She had a tough go of it, but she’s a strong woman. She must be to keep an ornery boy like you in line.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The Montgomery City Lines bus company hired tough men to command their buses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Many of these trains brought single young women who had never even seen a city but now hoped to make one of the biggest and toughest their home. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Bod thought, He’s lying! and They're doing this on purpose, the friendly one and the tough one... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Again it was time for the family to plant; Yellow Kettle chopped at the tough winter-packed earth of their family garden. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “They act tough, but they know we can’t get through this by ourselves.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The sermons were so tough that not even Rab’s strong teeth could get through them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie would be trying to prove how tough he was by letting Tess pinch him or punch him as hard as she could. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The thorns and briars were as tough as wire and as clinging as claws. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “They got some tough guys on that. Girls, too.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He is proud of his daughter, of her tough stance on law and order, identical to his own. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday, October 21, they were set to face their toughest competition of the season—the Athens United Gold Valiants, a team that was undefeated. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “As well as can be expected. I’m trying to solve a tough problem right now.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he thinks he's tough; I don't know. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Of what tree growing in the elvish country they were made not even Legolas knew; but the wood was tough and yet strangely light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z You were faced with an impossible scenario and made a tough decision. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I really feel for this kid and the tough road he may have ahead of him if he likes anyone who isn’t a hetero girl. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He was disciplined and tough and knowledgeable and he didn’t pretend to be stupid and ordinary. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Math is tough, and I feel dumb and get upset. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z We labored four miles up and over Blood Mountain—at 4,461 feet the highest and toughest eminence on the trail in Georgia—then began a steep and exciting two-mile descent towards Neels Gap. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Peeling off the inner bark, I braid it into a tough but slender rope. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was saying that he was the he bull of the range, that he was the biggest and meanest and toughest. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “All relationships are tough. Just like with music, sometimes you have harmony and other times you have cacophony. I don’t have to tell you that.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I told Maddy that starting Poplar Springs Middle was tough for Sara, but the truth is, it was hard for me, too. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “It might not be a good idea, that tough skin,” Obiora said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I thought I’d be a tough case, but Dr. Golan made surprisingly quick work of me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Big Tony had told him, over and over, that he was useless, that he’d never be mean or tough enough to be a real guard dog. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The water had a transparent skim that broke apart and clicked together, then went solid again, until there formed a tough gray coat of ice. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Kelley was assigned to a helicopter piloted by Major Jones, a tough, seasoned pilot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z You only had to punch out the biggest and toughest of the bunch and the others would accept you. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z So I decided I’d have to be tough, like Annie told me, and suck it up, even if it felt like I was dying. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They hugged each other, crying because it was over, and Hubbard gasped, "You tough, baby." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It shouldn’t be put straight into the pan, that makes it tough. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Like him, you are tough, dark, vulnerable, moody—with a very definite tendency to sound truculent because you want no one to think you are soft. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z She was spinning in crazy circles only because she was trying to survive, and movement was always her modus operandi when things got tough. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Methuselah tried his level best to act tough. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Ashley shouldn’t have been mingling with those tough teens at Lake Mag,” Mrs. Merritt grumbled, “and this boy needs services he isn’t getting.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Still, it wasn’t much to show one of the country’s toughest schools. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because it's awesome, that’s why. People don’t think how tough life would be without Scotch tape.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “I have no doubt you’re smart enough, and that we can find a good one to take you. Going after this particular one, though, is the toughest possible road. You should know that.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tough sometimes, watching Sasha navigate a world that didn’t even have a category for them. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "I'm glad you moved back to the city. It was tough to concentrate on your career with all that squabbling in Ridgeford." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Nan, no one’s as tough as you. Believe me, I know that better than most,” Momma said, and her voice made it clear she didn’t mean it as a compliment. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The two instantly formed a tight bond: both were willing to work hard and make tough decisions to save wounded infantrymen. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The boys thought we weren’t tough enough to play with them, so when we tackled them for the ball, they’d kick our shins hard enough to hurt, thinking that would scare us away. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The gang boys throw up signs and fists, looking tough and projecting a sense of power. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They think the coach is tough, some girl named Serena needs to work on her serve, the hotel they are staying at this weekend has a pool. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Out of an original population, the members of which vary greatly in qualities of structure, behavior, or physiology, it is the “tough” insects that survive chemical attack. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Singleton had figured this would be a tough interview and that Briana, being a friend of Reggie’s, may be evasive or even dishonest. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The tough guy with all the battle instincts? The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He makes his mind tough, closed against insult, closed against meanness. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a tough little cockroach,” Beatrice said with a sniffle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying not to think about a scared grieving boy in a tough leather jacket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z These women are as tough or tougher than the men, especially the fat one Valentina. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I never really knew my grandfather but the mower seemed tough and friendly. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “It’s tough, Fig Newton, when what you really want is just out of reach,” Dad’s voice said on the TV. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Make sure you’re honest about his condition. It’s a tough situation. We don’t want to trick anyone into falling in love with a terminally ill dog. We have to be honest. Okay?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The citation goes on to say that the best time to dig wild potatoes “is in the spring as soon as the ground thaws.... During the summer they evidently become dry and tough.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At seventeen, Gerald was tough and stocky, with the muscles of a young man who knew hard work. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Any of the women from the Ukrainian team would have been a tough draw, and Olena was no exception. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He wasn’t a binge drinker, and not a mean drunk, but he’d be tough to match for consistency. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My experience is that people often confuse tall with tough. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z And there I was, on the Cramps’ couch, so soft and so scared I’d have made a blob of whipped cream look tough, and Teds towering over me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Nah, a couple of bullies tried to mess with me, but I’m tough and it's no big deal. But the food is really bad, Lucy.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z As tough as she is, she wants to believe in something. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was careful to be realistic but also to sound notes of hope, reminding his listeners of our resilience as a nation, our ability to rebound after tough times. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He would go on binges, three- or four-day hauls that were tough for everybody to handle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She was always tough, but kind, especially when she was explaining why things had to be different for me than for my brother. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "A rematch I won't give him, even after forty years. A tough one, remember that night..." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The sellers, and many of the buyers, looked like very tough people. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Okay, it’s a tough walnut to crack. But it can be cracked, right? We can get in there somehow.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Let me call the next one Bigger No. 2; he was about seventeen and tougher than the first Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He indicated that Burt had been involved in Vaughan’s killing and that a mayor of one of the boomtowns—a local tough—had helped Burt throw Vaughan off the train. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I pity the fool?” he said in a funny tough voice, like he was imitating someone. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Along the way, I had to learn how to be tough and tenacious or risk losing the fight before it even started. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their mounts subsisted on the tough brown devilgrass that grew in dumps at the base of rocks and dead trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was tough and rubbery, real work for the teeth, but filling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s going to be tough on my parents. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z His craggy face looked like a mahogany stump, and on one tanned cheek was a scar in the shape of an M. Anybody could see that the guy was old—and tough. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He thinks he's got it tough now, but he has no idea what's ahead of him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Not part of the kumbaya circles that Bit pretended to be too tough for. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Seeing Shin curled up on the floor of his cell, a guard shouted in the prison hallway, “That little runt is really tough.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Beginning in the 1970s, researchers found that racial attitudes—not crime rates or likelihood of victimization—are an important determinant of white support for “get tough on crime” and antiwelfare measures. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The excessively hot and cramped conditions, coupled with the fact that some of the toughest schools in the military take place at Fort Benning, have earned the base the nickname “the land that God forgot.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I figured one place was like another, except, according to the television, if you lived in New York or Chicago or any big city, you had to be plenty tough. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, the barbers always became self-important, thinking of themselves as tough, no-nonsense guys because they cut the hair of tough, no-nonsense guys every day. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All day, and the next, Two Strike’s legs moved up and down, her feet, in clean new makazins, crushed the tough hulls. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Her hands, folded together in her lap, had long pallid fingers, with swollen knuckles and tough yellow nails. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I knew they would be our toughest opponents of the day, not only because they were strong opponents but because the referees seemed to love them. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The extra cash tided them through the toughest months during the rest of the year. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They all put gloves on, long, tough plastic ones that came to their elbows. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The notion that African Americans support “get tough” approaches to crime is further complicated by the fact that “crime” is not a generic category. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He did well, surviving the increasingly tough eliminations. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Michael was tough as nails, pushing his way past offensive linemen who sometimes weighed ninety more pounds than he did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z To the contrary, in 1992, presidential candidate Bill Clinton vowed that he would never permit any Republican to be perceived as tougher on crime than he. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As her class read the end together out loud in class, her “toughest boy,” she wrote, “wept a little, and so did I.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z There he sat cracking marrowbones, neat, tough, durable, his sleek furlike hair shedding the water like a bird’s feathers: he dripped a little onto his shoulders, like house-eaves dripping, and never noticed it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Another of the young toughs lurched toward Lieutenant Washington, aiming to bring him down with an axe handle. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But also they survived because they were tough. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The toughest audience he ever faced was waiting for him across the Atlantic. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She says she doesn’t need them—not even in the winter—because her feet are tough. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I knew that having to eat crow when you were once proud and right was like swallowing a hunk of tough, chewy crow meat that wasn’t about to go down easy. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The financial crisis engulfing states large and small has led to a conversion among some legislators who once were “get tough” true believers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “We are tough. I’ll show you just how tough when I get back.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “This just might be the toughest two weeks of my life,” I said to Aimee the next day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was tough and he was fast—completing a thirty-mile hike as if it were just a stroll in a park. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He resembled one of those big tough boys who got their kicks taunting me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, just like that—for only a moment, maybe, but for a good moment, at least—he was in love, on top of the world, and just about as tough as they come. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe now you can start to work on Grandma—she’s going to be a lot tougher to persuade. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Life might be difficult for a year or two, but I would tough it out because living in a foreign country is one of those things that everyone should try at least once. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I and him used to hang around together. He just didn’t get much work and then he got to drinking. It’s kind of tough on you divin’ and drinkin’. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z African American women faced an even tougher road to equality. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z To be “good to work with” yourself, you need to be fast and thorough, but not so fast and thorough that you end up making things tougher for everyone else. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One school choir's excitement about performing for immigrant children in Packingtown evaporated when the singers were pelted with stones by some neighborhood toughs. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “For some people, treatments work really well. For others, vitiligo is tougher to treat. Sometimes it takes a while to find what works. But maybe...” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Beneath their cool exterior, however, was a rugged breed of black man you did not want to cross—tough, grizzled men whose strong brown hands gripped hammers tightly and whose eyes met you dead on. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Williams is pretty tough, but I don’t think she’d give out that kind of punishment. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “This has been a tough summer for him with Quincy gone. Quincy is his best friend. He’s in Seattle with his grandparents.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As a freshman, Luke had been a scrawny but tough 125-pounder. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z For them, we need to remain both tough and hopeful, to acknowledge that there’s more growing to be done. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The lasagna is extra tough tonight, being that Mom boiled the pasta in Dad’s red sauce in an attempt to use as little water as possible. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "Somewhat, but better able to take care of herself. She's tough," I said with a laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He always came off tougher than he was. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But the tough woman seized her hand and bent her fingers around the handle of the cup. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Tangerine Middle is a tougher school, no doubt about it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, she's a pretty tough lady and she don't always get it right, but there's no doubt that she loves us. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He had a reputation for being tough on drug dealers and gangs and illegal immigrants. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I know you’re having a tough time,” she says, as though she has nothing to do with my pain, “but you can’t call us at night all the time.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So Vincent heads back to Paris determined to tough it out for a while longer. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It led the charge for tougher laws and tougher enforcement, and for public education. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The son of Irish immigrants, Michael had grown up outside of Philadelphia in a tough working-class neighborhood. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Now his palms were tough all over and the backs of his hands were as brown as his face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We knocked on their tough green flesh to be sure they hadn’t gone soft, then we scooped up one each and hightailed it back toward the woods. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He was trying to act tough, but I thought that he was lonely. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “My point,” Bongo continued, “is that the world’s a tough place. Doesn’t matter if you’re a bunny or a lizard or a kid.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Just when I thought my task was impossible, I felt the hook slide under the tough leather. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Paul has a hard job, and sometimes he has to make tough decisions. All I’m saying is, please respect that, and who he is.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Bars can also be tougher for a power gymnast, which I definitely was, because power gymnasts are used to controlling the apparatus instead of letting it control them. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They’re not nearly as tough now, but I’m not sure I like this. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Baird conceded, though, that because of the toxicology issues, this one may be tougher than the one with the driver and the bad brakes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “We’re going to see how tough you guys are,” he said. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z All around me is the sound of skin hitting tough fabric. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The way these young men run around the neighborhood, acting like they're so tough. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You men,” he began, “now have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest squadron commander in the Marine Corps.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the security desk sat a tough- looking guard with sunglasses and an earpiece. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Advice. Who’s the coolest, toughest, hottest rocker girl you can think of?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So when Terryl was nearing the end of elementary school they moved to a three- bedroom apartment in Whittier, another tough city, and they lived in the rough part of it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She pounded the mealies with a long pole until the tough outer husks came loose. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered whether he was exaggerating or whether working the Box was just that tough. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never thought canvas was so tough,” he said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was tough on security leaks and wary of potential whistleblowers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was more fun having him and the others think that we Navajos were the toughest Marines of all. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had been one hell of a runner, tough as leather, hard-nosed, and people around town still remembered him for that as if it had happened yesterday. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw three river runners too, long lean boats built tough to brave the swift currents and rocky shoots of the White Knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But she was feisty and tough, so she kept going and graduated from high school, too, a few years after I did. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Worm and Dylan talked tough, but that was all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He's smiling, but it's tough to tell how much he's kidding. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Holmes is one of the tough black officers who have been here forever, a big man who seems to enjoy his distance from the rank and file. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A tough decision, but all you could ever lose was a ball. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Hester could fight; her claws were sharp, too, and she was tough and brave. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jerome was a bad camp, because the director was really tough and made some inmates cut down trees for the whole camp for heat in the winter. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were so tough, it was like gnawing on a tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Anytime I got in trouble it was tough love, lectures, punishment, and hidings. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe she wasn’t tough enough to whip Mr. Griswald, but she could drive a dump truck and operate a bulldozer as good as any man. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He had broad shoulders and bulging arms, hands like hammers, and the leathery skin of a man who’d been sunburned so many times his naturally creamy complexion had grown tough and brown as rawhide. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He strutted around with a belligerent and tough attitude. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your meat is tough. You have a low regard for our cooks.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet where a Republican narration—they then being the party in power—would likely focus on unity, leadership, and determination in tough times, Obama’s emphasis is on crisis, instability, and uncertainty. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Seeing someone strong and tough as Mr. Leroy crying made me feel like everything was turned topsy-turvy. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It’s tough, because everyone on the other team knows you’re the one who will eventually take the shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And even though he still acts a little tough and dresses like a fugitive from West Side Story, he is at heart the kind of person your mother wants you to be friends with. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z And yet, faced with a tough decision, they were among the few who made the right choice that day. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I am the blood of the dragon, she told herself as she took the stallion's heart in both hands, lifted it to her mouth, and plunged her teeth into the tough, stringy flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z An image materialized in Smith’s mind: the Colorado ranges, a tough little cow horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt tough enough and hard enough to take anything. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You West Virginia girls are one tough breed,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I figured it was probably tough at times, but still, honest. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The skin and scales were tough, and cutting them away took time. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A team of creative lawyers and four tough women—two of them teenagers—had just booted Jim Crow off the buses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “I was only seventeen and hadn’t started to shave. We were troublemakers, tough kids, and we wanted experience and adventure.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a tough situation all around. Look, the fact is, your son got punched in the face. You have every right to feel angry and demand some answers.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z On March 25, Governor Jon Huntsman signed into law the toughest ban in the country on texting while driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s the same as any supper. I can assure you the lamb will be dry and tough.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On the other end of the relationship, the job of policemen, almost overnight, had gotten significantly tougher. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I’m tough enough to play and strong enough to win. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Says he figures I’ll be a big draw. Bring back some old-timers, and pull in the tough crowd who want to be tougher.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Live outside like that all year round, she must be tough.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This room was a particularly tough place to let his head clear. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They reminded him of a piece of salami—meaty, tough, dry. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom Crean, another Irishman and a tough sailor, had also been south with Shackleton before, and proudly wore Britain’s snow-white Polar Medal on his jacket. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Man, this is one tough suitcase, you couldn’t even tell what it had been through, it still looked exactly the same. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Despite my many protests of a weak stomach, Mom argued that we couldn’t afford takeout and insisted we tough it out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I know I have tough opponents left to face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He clutched Mama’s skirts with fat, tough little fingers. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Of course they were religious people, and the men who could read and write, who kept the records and drew the maps, were the tough untiring priests who traveled with the soldiers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Things are tough, eh, little fox?” she whispered. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All of us have been driven nearly mad by our wives and sweethearts, but King Pelles was aware that there is a tough streak in human nature which generally prevents us from being quite driven. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you’re going through a tough time with your friends. I’m here if you need to talk, okay?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She was a pro at shaking the truth out of guys who were a lot bigger and tougher than I was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He could usually get out of a tough spot by making his mother laugh. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Styx knew how to paint a picture, but Cory was a tough customer. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The world of Packingtown was tough and poor, a collection of shanties and shops in the shadow of the Yard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They were tough, those masters, make no mistake about it, and if you wanted to survive, you had to become pretty tough yourself. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z They say, Be slim and slender, as fast as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I stubbed my toe and near cut off my finger whilst peeling an old, tough turnip. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was almost as big as Stanley and a lot tougher. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z His muscles had strengthened, and his hands were tough and callused. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And then he’d ask Nailer if he was ever going to be as tough as his old man. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There was no way to share such a tough nut of sweetness. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Clarisse was with Lee Fletcher from the Apollo cabin—melee and ranged combat combined, they would be a tough combo to beat. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Mom, it’s kind of a tough night for me. Please?” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yes, Nixon knew he’d just taken on the toughest job in the world. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It’s a tough question, because most people haven’t picked anything worthwhile. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z André, through Stansbury, taught Arnold to write in invisible ink and to use a “book code,” a tough code to break. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's tougher for the fish, the winter and all, than it is for the ducks, for Chrissake. Use your head, for Chrissake." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I mean, it really captures the whole surviving-a-storm thing, you know? With the messy paper and the ripped corners, and you standing in your empty yard looking all tough and confident. It’s awesome.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He wasn't particularly tough or loud or funny or sad or weird or even smelly. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “Sure, buddy,” Ben said in his toughest voice, “I got an I.D.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ones holding up those Greek temples with their heads. I was looking at a picture of some the other day, thinking, Those women have the second toughest job in the world.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He spends more time on the streets of Carrizal, which is controlled by the Poison gang and is quickly becoming one of Tegucigalpa’s toughest neighborhoods. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She’d spent weeks training him, until he was as strong and tough and vicious as a wolf. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Jack found it tough going with his wheelchair, so he and his sister took a taxi to a victory dinner for Bobby at Vorst’s, a German restaurant a few blocks from the tournament site. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Johnny thought the sergeant must be very tough. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dingy from all the handling and, to judge by my tugging, seemed as tough as a real rope. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you any good at it? That’s a tough martial art to master.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I figure I can tough it out through the rest of the hours for Dad. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Or maybe us three are just tougher than how some people might be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Instead, he hung on, through a tough afternoon, through a dark night. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When they recovered enough to make money, she would drive them to the wall, haggling them to death, lapsing into Yiddish when the going got tough. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Carver was pushing Jimmy around good but Nick was on the case and whenever Jose was in he was tougher even though he wasn’t as quick as Jimmy. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The left front leg was hanging at a broken angle, and none of the white people at Prewitt wanted to bother with the bull because the meat would be tough. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “And part of me was like, Maybe I want the challenge. Maybe these very harsh, very tough practices will work.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Up close, his skin was tough and scaly. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z A kid would have to be tough as nails to make a routine of that. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Doris is a tough woman, but she did not do well with violence and fighting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But the tough facade is just a way to hide a deeper pain or depression that kids don’t know how to deal with. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But Josiah said they would grow up heavy and covered with meat like Herefords, but tough too, like the Mexican cows, able to withstand hard winters and many dry years. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I worked out with a ball machine, played scores of tough sets against Wilfred and Scaramouche; I pored over dozens of tennis books dealing with strategy and tactics. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I bet that having moms be pals is almost as tough on kids as having moms who can't stand each other. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw herself as tough, and so did defendants. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The sight made me wonder again how a hog could be tough enough to eat prickly-pear apples with their millions of little hairlike spines. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to tell you that the Colonel—I mean, Chip Martin—he’s my roommate, you know, he’s having a tough time in Latin.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z We often dip into it, and the tough ham sausages, the tins of liver sausages, the conserves, the boxes of cigarettes rejoice our hearts. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Cool Papa Byrd’s face was hard and tough, not soft and tough, like Clayton had known it to be. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Feh! So drab! Nothing clashes, but nothing matches, either. TantpisT This was a French expression Penelope understood to mean “too bad, tough luck, that’s the way the croissant crumbles,” or something along those lines. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The officers turned around and saw the toughs moving toward their group of six. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Well,” the gray-haired man said, “it’s a tough situation. I don’t know how marvellous I was.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Well, Mom can never have a tough talk with me, passing it all off to Dad, who passes it all off to God. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She had loved listening to the men on the benches too; to freeriders tough as leather, courtly knights and bold young squires, grizzled old men- at-arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was very skinny indeed, but apparently a lot tougher than he looked, because he climbed up onto the side of the ship, stretched out his arms, and dived, right into the lake. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Brown Ben, white-haired, grizzled, tough as old leather. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Aunt Letty was a very tough old lady: aunts often were in those days. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Women, who struggle and suffer pain to ensure the continuation of the human race, make much tougher and more courageous soldiers than all those big-mouthed freedom-fighting heroes put together! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Blackberry sniffed at it, but the leaves were tough and unappetizing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the night, when my coughing was dry and tough, feet padded into the room, hands repinned the flannel, readjusted the quilt, and rested a moment on my forehead. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not much, actually. Obviously she grew up here. But she didn't like to talk about growing up a lot, I think because she had a tough relationship with her parents—your great-grandparents.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The French, Lyndon Johnson—they simply hadn’t been tough enough, Nixon believed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Among other things, I remember, it was tough getting dates that summer. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And if the living of the city were hardy and tough, the dead were even more so. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It just looked like tough guys doing a cartoonish job, the kind of thing you might see on a crummy TV show. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had nothing against anyone trying to promote independence and unity among black men, but they still were making it tough for Mr. Muhammad’s voice to be heard. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to sound tough, like she wasn’t afraid of me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They are still considered outsiders by the tough Scotch-Irish who have farmed the rocks of the valley floor for nearly two hundred years. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone clear the mats. Rae, if you wouldn’t mind throwing the toughest tumbling pass you can land without a spot, please. And no need for multiple handsprings.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “What’s new? You’re one tough cookie. But the world isn’t always good to people who are different. I just don’t want you to make your road any harder than it has to be.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z One veteran on board was Gilbert de la O. It had been sixteen tough years since he’d returned from Vietnam in 1966, and he wasn’t going to miss the dedication for anything. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Sure, my dad calls her a spitfire, and she is tough. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, but -’ ‘We have to believe in Leo. There is no way he would die so easily. He’s a tough guy.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “That was a tough year. I wasn’t liked at all,” he later said. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She’s the one who helped me when things got tough, and she said a lot of prayers for us. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The tarpaulin was made of tough, treated canvas, rough on the skin after a while. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I just ask that you provide Danielle with some comfort and direction during these tough times. We pray for the good weather to hold up, and for the farm. Amen.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Her appeal put him in a tough spot. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I’d see it in DeeDee, the tough girl on my neighborhood block, and even in Dandy, my own grandfather, who could be rude and pushy even with his own wife. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It must be tough living with so many war stories. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He was short—only about five feet tall—but he was tough and strong. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Some looked like pigeons and others were big and black, strutting around like tough dudes, pecking at the dead bodies of other birds, which was the nastiest thing ever. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She was tough and knew how to take care of herself. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “If you’ve actually lost your mind, this is going to be a lot tougher than I thought,” said that raspy voice. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The tradition of the tough and versatile frontiersman is true but not exclusive. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z More to the point, they outstepped everybody so completely that when they needed tough competition they were forced to dance with themselves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My sonatina needs work, so I play it again and again, going over the tricky left hand fingering of that one tough passage a zillion times. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Let’s say that a tough guy and a not-so-tough guy exchange words in a bar, which leads to a fight. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z As they subdued him, the inmate next door started screaming out, berating the tough officer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tough going and my pups started whimpering. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, she seems to be hanging pretty tough about the Sammick situation. We just got the call. Emma died this morning.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Oh. Well, that’s tough, kid. Why don’t you boys form a platoon and march home? You can say that hut-hope-hoop-hoop business. You can be the big shot.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And for a moment the boy didn’t look tough, not at all. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z After every test, a tough lump like poorly made fufu formed in my throat and stayed there until our exercise books came back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He was just acting tough because he was a boy dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, ease and peace had left this people still curiously tough. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On the courts there would be a tough game. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The assistant state attorney believed that the children had been mistreated, but he thought that it was going to be tough to prove,” the reporter explained. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. It’s tough to tell what would make you happy. I thought I’d be happier in a really tough high school, and I ended up here. Wait, where do you go to school?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Boy, is my date boring. I don’t even know where he is. Why is a tough little rocket boy going stag to the formal? Do you wanta dance?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was more than ready to take on any new job she was given—the tougher, the better. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Of course, we didn’t have any dressing to put on the heart of palm, but we just munched it plain and raw, like chewing dry, tough celery. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The great irony of anthracite is that, tough as it is to light, once you get it lit it’s nearly impossible to put out. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z That was the point where she was supposed to sound tough, like she was someone to be reckoned with, like she was the sort of person witches should listen to. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Those on either side had the tough, stolid look of members of the Owslafa. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, the judge is going to decide that,” Mr. Ferris said, and went to play with Luke, who did not ask tough questions. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He makes up for it by cultivating a tougher image. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In a matter of days, though, they’d shed that pale yellow fuzz for tough new white feathers, and in just a few weeks, the chicken people, Perdue or whoever, would be back to collect them. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “They’ll be fine. When I was a kid, I never wore shoes. Made me tough. ’ Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now when at sundown shadows crossed the lanes she dragged the cutter to the sea and launched it, fitted out with tough seagoing gear, and tied it up, away at the harbor’s edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Chiron galloped up and down their ranks, shouting encouragement to stand tough and think about victory and root beer, but I figured any second they would panic and run. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “To show the world how rough and tough I was,” said Shelly. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z These tough ratings sat up in bed darning their socks, and insisted on hand-washing their own smalls, which they dried on washing lines improvised from string, suspended along the radiators. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was an old guy, comfortably into his sixties, with almost no teeth and a body that looked as if it had put up with all kinds of tough stuff in its day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If the Under Fifteens lost their cool against the older Fugees, she figured, they stood little chance against the tougher competition to come. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I grew tougher, my older limbs less pliable, my shadow longer. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She'd hunker down with me and read one of the stories with tough words in it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z After times got tough, semed like the white folk didn’t like him anymore. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra would cheer for Mark Antony as he scuffled good-naturedly with rowdy toughs. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The older man does not know how tough it is to be a Mexican immigrant in the United States now, tougher than any young man who ever left Huamuxtitlan would admit. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Papa showed up with the crackers, and the boy was immediately back to being tough again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We listened to Sergeant Dongan talk about how hard things had been in the Korean war, and how tough the Koreans had been. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the tough guy, Dozer, had been placed in a different section of the shelter where they locked up the dogs who snapped at the handlers or bit the bars of their cages. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He had a tough bantam body, easily detectable under the tight sweat shirt he wore. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But the wing, instead of being soft and tender, was a bit tough, so the meat did not fall easily off the bone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to remember what Annie told me, but the toughest, most stand-up-for-yourself thing that wasn’t in Latin I could think of was “Why?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I hadn’t gone far before I realized that I had undertaken a tough job. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “We get it, you guys are real tough. Now can you keep it down so we can all get some sleep?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Diana Nyad might be scary tough, but there was something about her that I really liked: the way she knew what she wanted and stopped at nothing to make it happen. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I told him how I would've done exactly the same thing if I'd been in his place, and how most people didn't appreciate how tough it is being a teacher. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Barry Goldwater, in his 1964 presidential campaign, aggressively exploited the riots and fears of black crime, laying the foundation for the “get tough on crime” movement that would emerge years later. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A primate skull is hard and tough, and the bone plates are knitted together. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, fans were sometimes tough in those days, but even so, we didn’t take kindly to that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The requirements seemed pretty tough until you focused on the second-to-last one: “to enforce compliance with a lawful direction.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At five feet three inches, Rondon wasn’t tall, but he was strong and tough. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He was always friendly but never imposed on me, and I could tell he had it tough in here. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The horsemeat was too tough for the ruins of Theon’s teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The name’s Tony Bomboloni. My friends call me Big Tony. I’m a dog whisperer. You give me your toughest cases. I’ll turn them into first-class guard dogs. Find them forever homes.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I’m going to have a tough time taking Grandpa seriously when he tells us to show respect for the furniture,” Kendra said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I know it’s going to be tough,” he told a New York Times reporter. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The man might have been the toughest guy in their group, but he was the last choice to be a negotiator. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I still hate how it breaks through my skin so easily, like the spot is no tougher than a tract of silk. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Each judge competes to be the toughest on crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The University of Chicago was tough to get into if you had top grades and tough to stay in, famous for its grueling workload. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You’d almost think it was real, Isidore observed as he headed back to the Van Ness Pet Hospital—that carefully misnamed little enterprise which barely existed in the tough, competitive field of false-animal repair. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The scales there were just as tough as those along a dragon’s back and flanks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He said it pretty tough, too, for him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It had been tough, but I finally told Ma that I needed it out. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And the incline was tough on us all, especially with the cart to pull. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The law is be cool, be tough, play ball, and use books for weight training—not reading. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a little surprising, he thought, that X-Ray was the leader of the group, since he obviously wasn't the biggest or the toughest. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “These boys think they’re tough,” Bull said, slurring the last two words. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This move, like his “get tough” rhetoric and policies, was part of a grand strategy articulated by the “new Democrats” to appeal to the elusive white swing voters. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Seeing them on a beach, like on a honeymoon—pretty tough. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There are some boys who like him because he’s so funny, but the tougher boys don’t. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I knew Blanca was kind, but getting someone a green card is tough. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Punting against the river was tough work, but this guy was making good speed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z If things got tight, Mom kept reminding us that some of the other kids on Little Hobart Street had it tougher than we did. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Like his father Charlie, he was a good, tough football player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And a tough, strutty little man said, “I believe in capital punishment. It’s like the Bible says—an eye for an eye. And even so were two pair short!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The colonel wore his khaki shirt collar wide open, exposing a shadow of tough black bristles of beard on his egg-white neck, and had a spongy hanging underlip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “He’s bragging that he’s the biggest and toughest and meanest. He’s telling all the other bulls that if they’ve got a lick of sense, they’ll take to cover when he’s around.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a deejay with one of those twin turntables playing some tough sides. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Because there were some black parents who’d actually do that, not pay their kid’s bail, not hire their kid a lawyer—the ultimate tough love. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “But they don’t involve cars. I am very old and very tough.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t see Mrs. Fitzgerald, but I wouldn’t have wanted her out there, even though I was sure she was tough enough to handle it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There were, among us, a few tough young men. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Again looking into the mirror, Bull said, “Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the toughest leatherneck of all?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately one hand was free, the hand that held the knife, and again and again I struck down through the tough hide. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a tough neighborhood, but a quiet street. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z After dealing with the Iranian Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy, Trent Bolger and his American ones didn’t seem so tough. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z You know how I knew Noodles wasn't really no tough dude? When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Miss Ohio, what would you say was the toughest part about life on the island?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When we went to look at the bush that was supposed to be cut, I knew tough days lay ahead. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Haukelid was awful to look at,” Nielsen later said, “with a dense beard, and marked by the tough life in the mountains.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Kuda, now, was too young to resist in spite of his tough spirit. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It had been tough on me not being able to go to college, but things had been tough on him, too. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I said arrogantly; his tough talk no longer frightened me, and he knew it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was there in the wounded warrior at Walter Reed who pushed back against pity by posting a note on his door, reminding everyone that he was both tough and hopeful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As young as I was then, I knew from what I overheard that my father was saying something that made him a “tough” man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But it turns out that he is a very tough guy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “It’s a tough issue. The new regulations are hitting those guys hard. Crabbing’s their livelihood, Brady. Some of them, they don’t know anything else.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She was a tough nut, but she could be so sensible sometimes. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “It must be tough being a child of Israel.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, I peel off the skin, which tastes tough and rubbery. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And though his sister talked tough, she was just a kid, really. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It’d be hard for her at first, kids would tease her about her Southern accent and stuff, but like R.C. said, Naomi was tough; she could handle whatever Tempe High threw at her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Arletta Paisley and I had been through some tough times together. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z This made for a tough couple of weeks. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. López says, with her hands on her hips, trying to look tough but failing, because she’s probably not even five feet tall. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Yet we’re brainwashed to believe that the more brilliant the writer, the tougher the going. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s tough to live with people stuck in the past, isn’t it? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z She tried talking tough to me, but I just went to my room and closed the door. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I had a tough time falling asleep every night too. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember looking at my bracket after qualifying for the second day of competition and realizing it was one of the toughest brackets ever. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It’s tough to get out of bed; I know that myself. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Because this was my first local tournament, and I didn’t have a ranking of any sort, I was randomly placed in a tough pool with the number one seed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The younger ones admired the older boys who strutted about so tough, and they jostled with their playmates for a chance to run errands for the gangs of young men they looked up to. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, she is,” she says in a tough voice. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The lower wall with its arched sandstone window frames held no difficulties for the tough squirrel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z During the first of his three years in prison, Perry had observed Willie-Jay from a distance, with interest but with apprehension; if one wished to be thought a tough specimen, intimacy with Willie-Jay seemed unwise. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat there for a minute before he said, “So Tangerine’s not that tough?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be tough to explain what they were doing on the beach, especially with the bags and boxes of explosives. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “It was a tough call,” says Plutarch, furrowing his brow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She had on this sweater that was pretty tough to describe. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Now to bring the tough bow out and bring the iron blades. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard wanted to break the record, but he had a tough choice to make. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was very tough for the class. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their commander was a middle-aged corporal—red-eyed, scrawny, tough as dried beef, sick of war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked lanky and tough, though not as formidable as Beatrice. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the miners wondered if they should quit the strike, their wives told them to hang tough. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z We Navajo Marines were tough and determined, perhaps even more so than most of the non-Indian Marines who later served by our sides. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to tell you how school went. You’re not the only one who had a tough go. It was picture day today.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The chicken was tough, the tongue too salty, and the chocolate wouldn’t froth properly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The price of a pair of boots is about two or three loaves of army bread, or a loaf of bread and a small, tough ham sausage. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I had calc and Latin on Monday, probably my two toughest subjects, and I couldn’t afford to ignore them completely. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Not a helpless or pleading child, but a petulant one, the type of tough boy who’s known too little love and is quick to blame others for his mistakes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Maryvale was an oasis that kept me from the truth, a comfortable place where I could avoid making a tough decision. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Any school that would make someone lick up their own spit—lick it up off the actual ground—must be really tough. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Let a boar hog get grown without cutting his seeds out, and his meat is too tough and rank smelling to eat. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s as tough as old whip leather and might just crack some sense into your dad.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She tightens her lips over her braces, trying to look tough, but she looks ridiculous. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He'd tried to screw it through the serpent's pupil, but the lens was too tough and the coral too brittle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Life is tough enough. Let’s not have any more trouble.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. This vitiligo thing must be kind of tough to get used to, huh?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He was just the tough guy who took me under his wing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Bent over, palms callused from the small, tough stalks, smoke scorching their eyes, they work. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He was hoping to convince colleagues to join him in asking McNamara some tough questions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, “You look tough as nails.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When times were easy, the parson nearly destroyed the Apothecary, but when the going grew tough, he was willing to throw aside his every belief if it would save his daughters. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Dante just shook his head and chuckled at the nerve of the tough little guy with the powerful whip kick. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh they looked tough—unshaven and dirty, wearing swords and pistols, and muskets tucked in behind their saddles. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Most seem reassured by the new Minister’s tough stand on student safety. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z On the north end of the island, tough vines, almost as large as a pencil, were laced over the sand. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But Cletus told her that coffee had made me tough, and besides that all writers needed something to see them through those long novels, and better it was coffee than Jim Beam whiskey. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s said that the boys from this Catholic school are very tough and that they conceal rocks inside their snowballs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Rani isn't, but the soles of her bare feet look tougher than my slippers—rougher even than Amma's feet. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Not until all the districts are secure. Good news is, the fighting’s almost over in all of them but Two. It’s a tough nut to crack, though.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The coward in the tough leather jacket has made it very clear how he feels about the coward in the invisibility uniform. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Regis was playing a zone but it didn’t look that tough because they were just standing around. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll try, but it’s going to be tough,” he says, shaking his head. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There are people in cars around her who seem to have given up hope altogether, but are hanging tough in their vehicles. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My brother was so little, but he acted so big and tough. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The nerves are tough and slippery and resist the knife. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes you all give us a tough time, but I love having you all as my brothers and sisters. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the door to the apartment flew open, and two large, tough, brawny M.P.s with icy eyes and firm, sinewy, unsmiling jaws entered quickly, strode across the room, and arrested Yossarian. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Which would be tough on the neighborhood birds. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This has been a tough year for a lot of students, as the first year of middle school usually is. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z This is going to be a tough day for your daddy because he’s gonna have to drive for more than six hours. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you better help us then. She is a tough one. Grab on to her other leg so she won’t kick me. I have to change the bandages.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She always had a tough time falling asleep when she was too deliberate about it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But the leaders of this political Klan defended their tactics by claiming that tough “law-and-order” measures would end social turmoil. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if my arrows would go straight and, if they did, would they pierce the animal’s tough hide. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Sciss scared it out of me, and now I'm tough—and all the better for it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We know that it is tough and thick enough so that when hard objects strike it from the outside they burst into flames. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The newspaper acknowledged that times were tough down south but cautioned that the employment market for blacks up north was too weak to support a mass of new job seekers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “These are tough issues. Tough cases make hard issues.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z For the colored folk, times was already tough and it wasn’t so different than before. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to be there when some of those tough babies climb in and try and hop them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The sight of Armpit, the biggest and toughest kid in class, holding the little baby toy just added to the comedy, and it took a while for what he was saying to sink in. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The rigid frame held a skin of oiled silk in place to contain the hydrogen, and although this was tough enough to withstand minor scratches, a hundredweight of blazing rock was too much for it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Invading armies will go door-to-door, taking even our condiments, yet my father will tough it out. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, sweetie. Your head is pretty tough. It will keep all your memories safe. I promise.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z This would be a tough posting for any young CIA officer, let alone the first female field agent ever sent to spy against the Soviet Union. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it got a little tough for the listeners to maintain strict attention, but they did their best, since Buttercup loved him so completely. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Bunny was a great girl who was better than any guy I knew because she was tough, smart, and daring. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was hard work; the leather was tough. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It had been a tough year, but there had been a lot of good stuff too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Local toughs—Tyrell tells me that many are hardened gang members—hung off in the distance and glared. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Certainly, all the guards we passed in the halls had adopted blank, tough expressions that betrayed no weakness or curiosity, no disgust or delight. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the most part it was covered with a thick growth of gorse and whortleberry, and low tough thorns, though here and there clearings opened, the scars of recent fires. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He called down to Thor and Loki, “I cannot undo the laces. They are too tough for me. They might as well be made out of iron.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “These past few months have been tough on all of us,” my mom says, sharing a look of understanding with him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The farm kids on the bus are super tough and don’t talk much and don’t care about school at all. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was a tough thing that didn’t want to go with me, but I pinched off a number of new blooms and tucked them in my pockets. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Several writers had provided stories for the ambitious outline, and William Faulkner had the tough job of smoothing out its clunky transitions and pulling the whole thing together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And you’ll discover a new element there, which will be the toughest, strongest, most indestructible element ever—just like you! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But instead the tough old man just holds up a finger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But tough as the work was, there was much about it that suited Joe. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A couple of tough boys tried to be smarty and kept on asking her name over and over. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The prosecutor’s office loved Kaylene, whom they saw as fair but tough. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z So now that guy had two choices, fight Popcorn or say something tough and funny and walk away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Harry could feel her digging at the rope’s tough fibers to work the knots free. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Though she was very old, she could still switch a small child with vigor, using a tough young shoot from a black gum tree, to enforce obedience. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead it was solid and tough and it hurt. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Being someone’s child was always tough, always in its own way. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z That was a tough question, but he’d answered harder ones at school. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z People liked hearing that Texas was back, that they were tough and could take it and were up on their feet again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The hill was tough, but not impossible, especially with Tamika huffing and puffing by my side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Once again, Mom explained that it was a tough contact sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He said he heard I was really a tough guy. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It was tough to tell whether Diego had dressed up like a surfer for Halloween—wearing board shorts and a tank top—or if he was just trying on another style. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Yes, college competition was tough, but domestic competitions meant competing against a much larger field of competitors, fencers of all ages from across the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I'm bracing myself, thinking, Why'd I have to try and get tough? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Because maize kernels are wrapped inside a tough husk, human beings must sow the species—it essentially cannot reproduce on its own. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But then our guys, really going all out, are playing Carver so tough that the game is just about even. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nonviolence was a tough notion for Ann to embrace, but she tried not to strike back when police shoved her or when white hecklers spat on her at demonstrations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I could believe a lot of things and had been forced to over the course of that month, but getting kicked out of a checker game by my baby brother was pretty tough to swallow. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was tougher than you then, and I’m tougher today,” McNamara called out. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He could remember the toughest calculus formulas and had nearly perfect pitch as a musician, but he literally could not remember to put his pants on. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed tough, but I felt it was a more reachable goal. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I'd probably go down to the can and sneak a cigarette and watch myself getting tough in the mirror. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She was acting tough, but Nailer could tell she was unnerved. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The way I figured it, getting out of the Kinshasa area would be my toughest challenge. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Hisao was lean and tough and worked methodically, never altering his pace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z After a few generations, instead of a mixed population of strong and weak insects, there results a population consisting entirely of tough, resistant strains. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Having English after PE is awful because Ms. Jacobs is tough and she hates tardies. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I walked around her, looked her up and down the way the Mexican and Negro girls did when they fought, so tough. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a few tough chickens and one scrawny cow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I told you my sister was tough. Phoebe, you want to explain the details?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If Rindlisbacher was free to testify then Bunderson would face a tough call as to whether to put Reggie on the stand, a proposition the defense attorney thought was fraught with peril. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "And what, you think that makes you tough?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was true that in Bubber there was a tough, mean streak. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She was the toughest, most beautiful woman I had ever met. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z No one understands her tough little heart, her courage. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I say, “You know, I had a couple of horses once, not as cool as these here, but they were still pretty tough. I named them Midnight and Scout.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Wrestling is one of those sports designed for people who’ve lived tough lives. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It’s tough to tell whether her skin or teeth are the more perfect white. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Life here was tough, and for the first time I began to appreciate my mother's masterful touch. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ang Dorje is a tough, nuggety rock of a man and we had already shared several glasses of Chang, the fiery local brew. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “We’ve got a tough day ahead of us tomorrow. So would you be kind enough, Miss Spider, to make the beds?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He was a tall, good-looking, smart, tough man who knew how to motivate people. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z That would be tough because there would be no pattern to help a person line up the pieces. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t care how tough the convict, be he brainwashed black Christian, or a ‘ ‘devil’ ’ white Christian, neither of them is ready to hear anybody saying Jesus wasn’t white. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This is going to be a tough one—but if there’s anyone who can swing a deal to end all deals, it’s me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then it hit him: Calvin wasn’t smirking or cracking his knuckles or trying to act tough. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “It’s a tough thing to do, even when the sea is calm,” I point out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When his lab work came back at the end of that day, showing his liver functions at dangerously low levels, Farmer conceded he could no longer tough it out. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But she was tough in spirit, she survived to enjoy her grandchildren and her new life. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Dad acted tough when he picked me up at the police station. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But I think there was still a tiny smirk on her lips when she said, "And you're tougher than you look." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Until he went into the rehabilitation clinic, he admitted, he had been right on the edge, making things tough not only for himself but for Don. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Off the court he was pretty tough, too. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I always thought of Nan as tough as beef jerky. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z What if their classes were too tough for me? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sawed and ripped at the tough belly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She had thought she was so strong, so tough, and she had just stood there like a day-old lamb and let it gobble her down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “All this might be tough for you to understand,” he said quietly. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Pulling it off was going to mean marshaling all his resources and making some very tough decisions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "What you asked me in the car? If beating up Brandon makes me tough," I reminded him. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Because you’re cruel. Because you like to hurt people. And you think you’re special, you think everyone around you is a bunch of sissies who can’t make the tough choices like you can.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Being a rather old hen it would have been better roasted, but I could not help that; he would find it edible if a bit tough. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A heel-shaped bruise darkened one shoulder and his hand was all swollen and I guess he looked tougher than normal, or maybe just more damaged. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Like him, you are tough, dark, vulnerable, moody—with a very definite tendency to sound truculent because you want no one to think you are soft. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “You don’t know Mama Speed, do you?! Oooh, I look up to Mama—she tough! She keep Turners Station in line, boy! She fears no man!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I did not know how tough our journey would be, but I knew we did not have much in our favor. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But now came the tough part—advancing through the bracket of sixty-four. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z These crews—always, in my experience, made up of young black men—were watched over by tough- looking armed COs wearing wide-brimmed hats and leather boots, their pants tucked in at the top. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were big, tough, working-class young men, considerably older than his boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was the Bar Milano, a small, tough bar where you could get food and where they danced in the back room. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Here’s a tough fellow,” she said, almost affectionately. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know times are tough. I’ve got the bank pushing on me to collect on accounts.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He told Gary that if he couldn’t be any tougher, he might as well not play. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Newly appointed Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, spoke today of the tough new measures taken by his Ministry to ensure the safety of students returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this autumn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I didn't want to start nothing because he seemed tough, and I didn't know him yet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I breathe in and out like I’m winding down after a tough race. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Her eyes, tearing up, her tough, tearing down. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I think of it as tough but pliable now, like a well-worn glove. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Me and Major Major,” he boasted, in the same tough, clipped tones of the night before, “can beat hell out of any man in my outfit.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One can be, indeed one must strive to become, tough and philosophical concerning destruction and death, for this is what most of mankind has been best at since we have heard of man. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He never liked to brag, but I could tell he was proud that he had taken on four bigger, tougher kids, even if they were girls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But Gran was a lot tougher than she looked. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Bella had grown up in the Bronx and attended a tough high school near where I lived; his brother was a cop. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There, scratched deep in the tough leather, was the name “Buddie.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For instance I bet if I asked you, “What is the toughest stuff on Earth?” you’d say, “Diamonds.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And if so, was that because the job tends to attract tough guys predisposed to violence? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Television Tara, naïve with a hint of a tough core, is a better possibility than Television Erica. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Pop Pop says that even if the questions are tough, with all the books I read and the news I watch, I’d be able to answer them easily. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The cowlick isn’t there anymore; it got shaved off when Joon decided being bald and wearing black made him look tough. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Nah. It’s safety glass. Besides, all those years of dumpster diving makes a dog tough. Scruffy, Tater, and me did a quick sweep of the kennels.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Fidelito was skinny and frail in spite of his tough spirit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was funny how the buffalo boy’s whole manner changed when he talked about her — his vaguely mocking attitude and tough expression washed away and he lit up like a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "You ain't work today, so if you want this, you gotta come fight for it, and this time in the ring, tough guy." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Then he tried writing to Tommy, but without the code, it was tough. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He was glad to see him, for he knew him for a tough, sturdy fellow who was considered certain to get into the Owsla as soon as he reached full weight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Adam asked me why I was so busy, I gave purposely vague excuses about learning tough new pieces. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not at all. It should be tough. Don’t you know why?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Kaylene now had to have a direct, possibly tough talk about it with Terryl, who, remarkably enough, had just had her own harrowing driving accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I man-cried, or how I thought a man should cry, which is to say I just made my face look tough and angry when all I felt like doing was bawling for my mom. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She even reminded me that Mary Elizabeth was there for her when she went through that tough time she told me about when she gave me the typewriter. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z And so many of the survivors whom I knew as tough hyenas and wolves of the streets in the old days now were so pitiful. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not having enough work is tough work,” my dad told my mom when she joined us in the car after her shift. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I’ve seen him get a look of anger on his face that could make the toughest sort of hustler fear for his life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't say anything and Freak is looking at me like he's never seen me before and then Iggy says, "Killer Kane. What a tough hombre he was." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “Lupita Mañana. You always think that things will be better mañana. There’s no way that things can be better tomorrow! Come, see Ortega show me what a tough one he is.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z A gang of kids, thinking she was one of the local toughs, tackled her and tried to steal her pants. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “He’s tough. But I feel sorry for him sometimes,” Marcus said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z As determined as everyone else was to have me remain at Central, with each passing day I began to doubt that I was strong enough to tough it out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it would be the toughest one that they had ever pulled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “They weren’t worth anything anyway. So skinny and tough the coyotes had to kill half of them just to make one meal.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don't think he's as tough as he is trying to look either.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he thought that hat looked tough the way he had it pulled down to his eyebrows. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He thought it made her look tough, like she was ready for a brawl if it came down to it, as if she might have a razor in her shoe. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The elm tree is graceful, but its wood is hard enough to be made into the toughest planks and beams; you can build a fine home or a hall from elm wood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She was tough, but she was out to make you learn. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Turtle is as tough as rock and has to be boiled for hours before it gets tender. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that later he would think of several tough things he should have said to Henry, but he 'couldn’t think of any now. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But even men far tougher and more attuned to the wilderness than Thoreau were sobered by its strange and palpable menace. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “He had a tough night, Hazel,” she said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z It was tough to compete with Lena, who was so naturally pretty and had a very strong personality. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I looked at his hands and feet The skin was alligatored and cracked, tough from age and walking barefoot on the hot decks of schooners and freighters. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she stumbled over old grapevines, gnarled and twisted, thick as a man’s wrist, or became entangled in the tough, sinewy vine of the honeysuckle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z From the beginning she’d been stronger, tougher and braver than he ever was. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He was physically tough, in-dependent, seemingly self-assured, friendly, and yet at the same time strangely sensitive. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a tough, muscular bulldog with a spiked collar emerged from the darkness. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The Angolans told him how things had “gone up,” or were more “tough,” opaque words that were supposed to explain each new request for more money. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But I’ve already missed way too much school, so I tough it out, convincing myself that it’s important to stay. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The start of World War II had made it tough to get an appointment with the president, but he’d finally made it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For however extreme the inward rage, outwardly Perry remained a cool young tough, with eyes serene and slightly sleepy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, Fanni was a tough little thing and never seemed to mind when Frodo dragged her or dropped her from a tree. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Roving bands of white toughs trailed the protesters, throwing eggs at them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z That thing you do where you stick out your chin to try to look tough. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Act tough and you are tough, as Dad has said and said and said—like I’m some kind of broken umbrella. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Some of them are pretty tough. They have gangs and stuff. But the kids I’m with are cool.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tough enough to read it just to Babulya, and she couldn’t imagine reading it aloud to a larger group of people. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z As I said, my grandmother was a tough lady who’d made her own bricks and was always putting me to work. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It was tough, as he knew it would be. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The work was tough, especially for black men, who got the jobs white men wouldn’t touch. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z This is what school government is about—students uniting to take on a tough problem that affects all of us. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The skin was tough and she marveled that the wolves tore it so easily. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved around North America, through Chicago, New York, Canada, riding the tough horses, the sour ones, and the nervous ones, but his statistics continued to slip. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The keen edge cleaved through the tough skin. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m too tired to revisit any of the tough stuff. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I mean, I realize Saint Sarah’s parents are tough to crack. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z His addiction may casually be mentioned, but if so, it is spoken of as merely an especially tough challenge that he must face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “The way she said it. Not like the ‘me’ was some tough somebody, or somebody she had put together for show. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe to make it tough to find prints,” Koontz theorized, already powdering the doorknob. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They act so tough, but those were just children. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His body got tougher and stronger, and he took pride in how much he could do. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s good we raised you young ’uns to be tough,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z More talks followed: You need to act tough, sit up, stand straight, fight hard, play ball, look me in the eye, think before you speak. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Plump, translucent lizards lived behind old pictures, and waxy, crumbling ancestors with tough toe-nails and breath that smelled of yellow maps gossiped in sibilant, papery whispers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got to be tougher than that,” Paul said to me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “He has a very hard head. Hard enough to break even the toughest of cups.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And then I go for it, risking my worst talent with an improvised, final zinger: “It’s a tough thing to have a mom with a stomach ailment, when you barely have a dad at all.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Cal leapt out into the lead, but the conditions made for tough rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The New York bookies were having a tough time trying to find anyone willing to put a few bucks on Seabiscuit; 95 percent of the wagers were on War Admiral. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He wanted you to have it, Tristan. I know it’s tough, but...try to read it when you can, okay?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Worst of all, they might turn him over to some tough top sergeant to be taught ‘a lesson.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My father pushed him to seek out the toughest competition he could find, which meant that he would later send Craig across town on his own to play with the best kids in the city. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Each brick had been cut with her ulo, the half-moon shaped woman’s knife, so versatile it can trim a baby’s hair, slice a tough bear, or chip an iceberg. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After a sleepless night, he had solved a tough problem “out of the clear blue.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “What are you going to do about it?” a boy named Marcus asks, like he’s so tough. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Omakayas helped her, threading the tough basswood strands through holes punched by Grandma’s awl. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I want somebody just as tough as I am for a change,” he explained. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much of anywhere else to go, given the gangs and toughs who roamed the streets. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z LeAlan: Why do you think he had to have that tough guy image? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes fencing on the world circuit really tough, given that our personal coaches act as our advocates and voices on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Ellsberg willed his way through a training course filled with jocks and tough guys, and he served with pride as a marine lieutenant. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "Your tips helped me out of some really tough spots," I tell her. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It would have been an even match for, though Corin had longer arms and more height, the Dwarf was older and tougher. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The very toughest reporters and writers were women who had taken over the jobs of men who’d gone to war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chubs isn’t the only one that thinks it’s too dangerous. But I think Ruby’s tough enough to make it without us if she wants to. Why?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z ‘Tou have to tough it out! We are one people, one island, one Latin continent.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z There must have been fifty of the meanest, toughest guys I had ever seen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s just tough, isn’t it? Now get out of my sight. I never could stand a drunk.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She’s funny and tough and not nearly as irritating as most of the girls at school. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s very tough to laugh when Dad’s hands have cut off your windpipe,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never treated a Negro before. This one’s a tough one. They all got muscles like this one, Colonel?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys would see if he was tough or weak, if he was cool or a square, and the girls would look to see if he was cute or ugly. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “And it might be tougher than you think. The resin might work different on lizards.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I mean, I was really moving, and everything was on rhythm, which is usually pretty tough for me unless I got on boxing gloves, and even then it ain't so easy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z These highly racialized appeals, targeted to poor and working-class whites, were nearly always accompanied by vehement promises to be tougher on crime and to enhance the federal government’s role in combating it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mom realized it wouldn’t be the last tough decision she would have to make about my future. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The bumps and sway in the van are making it tough. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They were tough guys who seemed to have no grandfather's curse worrying their minds. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a tough concept to swallow, but it’s true. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was the toughest, scariest thing walking the alleys of the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I know middle school can be tough, but this is the beginning of such a fun time for you two. Your first taste of independence.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Show it to all your friends, tough guy?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She had a reputation as tough, but generally fair. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “He’s very tough, you know. My goodness, what a life he’s had! You don’t know what you’re missing! I could sit and listen to him all day.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's afraid. He's waited so long. He thought you might be offended. You see he's a regular tough underneath it all." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I know it’s tough,” she added with a roll of her eyes out the window toward the neon bar sign. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They described themselves as "country tough" and presented themselves as fearless, relentless women who could not be intimidated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She could only remember the people crowded around, telling her how tough and how brave she was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “It’s tough for you down here,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept on about how Mr. Parrish was a lot tougher than I even knew about. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z His hand could shoot up in class to show he had the answer to a tough question. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the tough guys, the action, Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca,” and I loved all of that dancing and carrying on in such films as “Stormy Weather” and “Cabin in the Sky.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Who would have thought that getting an education would be so tough? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I guess I don’t blame them for leaving, because, like I said, we’re a tough bunch to handle sometimes. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “We wore the same clothes. Leeches all over your body. It was a tough life.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “By acting weak so we pity you? And then acting tough to psyche us out?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I will use this sharp pain to penetrate my daughter’s tough skin and cut her tiger spirit loose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But times were tough, and monkeys were a rare indulgence lately. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I thought she might have been valedictorian, but she got a B when she was going through that tough time with her old boyfriend. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The trip was a blur, and tougher than they had expected; the truck’s cab was smaller than they’d planned, so it was harder to rest. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “To tell you the truth, he looked like a pretty tough customer,” I said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At the edges, near the tracks, tall weeds have taken over—tough plants with stringy stalks, small leaves, and compact flowers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He talked about a community pulling together in the fifties when times were not simply tough but “pretty darn tough.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m almost done with this part. The kneading. If you don’t knead it, your bread will be flat and tough.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z If it gets too tough, he knows when to back off, too. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But he knew it was going to be the toughest portage to date, and so he ordered everyone to leave behind what they didn’t absolutely need. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Truly, only the strongest and toughest will survive what is coming. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I would often hear the womenfolk say that Modderbee was a “hell which changed black men into brutes, no matter how tough and stubborn they may be.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I strip a tough vine of its leaves, thread it through the hollow center, and tie the spile securely to my belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In a conversation like this, the role of tough talker almost always fell to me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now, when things were tough, a lot of people said he was just a mean old one-eyed man. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was tough when he was young and he was still tough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Cannery Row which produces a tougher breed than the rest of the town was late in contracting it, but finally it got them too. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that a crowd of young toughs from the south of the county had broken uninvited into the dance, waving whiskey bottles and shouting drunken insults at the guests. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z All that blood and all sort of made me look tough. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She wrote in that flawless cursive, and a little gold star on a paper from Mrs. Spellman was like a treasure, even for the toughest boys. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He picked one up and tried to break the shell and found it surprisingly tough. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z No one spoke to him after that except Shirley, who sensed his tough talk masked a loyalty as passionate as the others’. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I was pretty worn out anyway, trying to be tough and arrogant like Dad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Elves are wonderful folk. It looks a bit thin, but it’s tough; and soft as milk to the hand. Packs close too, and as light as light. Wonderful folk to be sure!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Your dad said you were a tough little rat. Didn’t think you were going to make it, though.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was tough walking away from the resort. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The whole class is looking at Clohessy because he’s the biggest and the toughest and if he says thanks I’ll say thanks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Anyway, back to the point. Today he wasn’t high, right? So was everything he was saying true about you? You really that tough?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid not, though I’ve done as much as I can. Practically speaking, I can’t give you an answer. Even a math professor would have a tough time with this one.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Our opposition was a club team from Southern California called the Pumas that had come up on tour to play against teams in the Pacific Northwest, where everyone knows we play a tougher game. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “No tougher than the rest of us,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked very tough as well, and very mean, like maybe she would kill Hanako for five US dollars and a meal. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was brutally tough and on edge, with instantaneous reactions. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Only the king's bodyguard, thirty of his toughest fighting men, remained in the hall itself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Julie was alive and she was tough and strong and she deserved to live. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Only the toughest men could manage this ever-growing power, or else quickly self-destruct. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z My problem was that I wasn’t big or tough enough to really protect or defend my little brother in any manner save for my sometimes creative use of sarcasm as distraction. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Like the tough officer upstairs, he was black. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned and looked at me with a huge grin on his face because he knew this was a tough one. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “They wanted these Mexican cattle because they are fast and tough. And no loss to them when they happen to break the legs or the neck.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It had been a tough night, and I needed something to lighten my mood, even if it was Belet. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She looks older to me than she ever has, stern and tough and worn by time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Within a few days, I realized that things were going to be very tough for me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z With painstaking care, deep in the tough leather I scratched the name “Old Dan” on one and “Little Ann” on the other. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re tough like your old man. Tougher than nails, right? Just like I named you. Just like your old man.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Hey,” she said calmly, suppressing a giggle but not the sarcasm in her voice, “what’s the matter with my rough tough little cream puff this afternoon?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You tough enough to keep me from graduating?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She uses a dry, tough thread for foundation lines, and she uses a sticky thread for snare lines—the ones that catch and hold insects. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, Shay. Maybe they know what they’re doing. The city authorities can be pretty tough.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Genie glanced at Ernie with his toughest face, the one where he tightened his eyes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Actually, he thought quite the opposite—Teresa seemed as tough as anybody there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “No. But you're probably only, half as tough as you act,” Victor grunted, “so you'll go and fetch the box I left outside the front of the movie theater.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I had a strong will and tough leg muscles, but in less than five minutes I needed my fingertips to steady myself. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Dad and Trey acting tough isn’t as scary. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z At the pitiful bawl of Old Dan, Little Ann, throwing caution to the wind, ran in and sank her teeth in the lion’s tough neck. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He is way too tough for that kind of emotion. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “We had some tough times, all right,” says Mrs. Clare, reminiscing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew when the trail became tough, she would be the one to unravel it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Those rides were tough and we was happy to roll out of the bus. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And I suppose it does make him look tougher, because Rowdy never tries to hide his wounds. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It is true that we Navajos gained a reputation for being especially tough in combat. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ain’t no force in the world tough enough to make Marines extinct. Marines make enemies extinct or make them wish they were.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how tough and tight he was, Squirrel Nut Zippers broke him every time. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, I see. Too tough for flowers, right?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That is a tougher trouble than my troubles. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z A few of the girls start talking about their last basketball game and how tough practice is going to be tonight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "The answer is no, it don't make me tough." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In terms of my family, my ma’s one of those tough women you couldn’t kill with an ax. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Eating the mouse exhausted Cole, and by the time he had chewed up the tiny bones and swallowed the wad of tough furry skin, he lay spent, mouth gaping open. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He had a tough time pushing himself up. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The two of us spend about four hours in the cold digging for those tough old vegetables, planted last summer, until we have a gnarled and ugly pile. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I always addressed the tough times many Americans were facing, as well as the inequities within our schools and our health-care system. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It will be tougher here. Everyone wants to get on a boat.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was tough to raise enough cotton for clothes and grow enough food for all of us and the mule. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Parker don’t say nothing, he just tries to look tough, and laughs at everything Tyler says, like that’s his job. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z You'd keep saying to him, "You mean Joe Blow's a flit? Joe Blow? That big, tough guy that plays gangsters and cowboys all the time?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Finding this clue was easy enough. But don’t you get cocky, ’cause now it gets tough. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He put both of his hands on the edge of my bed, and at that moment I felt like a parakeet—but a tough, stand-up-for-yourself variety of parakeet—in a stare-down with a saltwater crocodile. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They were fed tough bread crawling with weevils—only enough to keep them alive—and had to ration fresh water carefully since they never knew when they might have it next. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It had been a tough night, but I didn’t want it to end. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The broad shoulders make me look wider and tougher. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Colonel was trying hard to look tough—ready for whatever Kevin might do—but it’s hard to look tough when you’re only wearing an orange towel. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But when Theresa answered, “Probably,” the girl had shrugged like a tough and said she didn’t care. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Cruising the lifeless streets, I couldn’t help thinking how tough it must be to be different here, because hardly anyone is. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Its owner was a Mr. Frederick, a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Wes was trying hard to wriggle free, but his stronger and tougher older brother was getting the best of him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Uncle Lorne contributed bound copies of sermons to be torn up for paper, but this paper was too tough. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a tendency to play the tough soldier role, always posturing, always puffing himself up, and on occasion he took it way too far. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus shelter in front of the school had a flowerbed with the toughest roses in Bakersfield. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He gave me low fives—not high fives, because eye contact was tough for him—and we played games. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Yossarian found it pretty tough to understand him then, and he wondered once again if Orr wasn’t talking to him with the tip of his tongue in one of his apple cheeks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but I’ve just finished reading a great book that tells all about what they did to the mummies and everything. I’ve got some tough ideas.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s tough, but it can also force us to slow down and reassess what we want, where we’re going—and just how hard we might need to work to get there. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He or she is a deep thinker, canny like a fox, inspirational, and in many cases the toughest person in the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But I'd rather have tough times with her than no times at all. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In the city’s Scollay Square, a group of the Harvard volunteers were set upon by a gang of toughs who had broken off from the more than five thousand troublemakers gathered there. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He was always picking fights and throwing stones and beating up everybody In fact, he got so tough he used to go around calling the other guys sissies. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Times was tough, but I would take any job and I always had work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And Vonetta said, “Right on!” and we thought we looked pretty tough standing there guarding the stall for our sister like the Black Panthers guarded the courthouse steps for Huey Newton. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z While I was in Schenectady he joined the Dutch Reformed Church, which is a very tough church, indeed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But he is certain that it is much tougher for an immigrant to get ahead today than fifty years ago. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The antiaircraft fire was so tough over Japan that many were shot down or so damaged they couldn’t make it back to Guam. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m tough where it counts—tough in the head. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z "The Caveman's one tough dude," said Squid, and he lightly punched Stanley's arm. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Things have definitely been tough. But Isaiah’s doing a great job of keeping his dad with us.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I didn’t go out on the strip overconfident, because I knew Cecilia would be a tough opponent and I had just proved in my last bout that the underdog can win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’d seen her go up to some pretty tough dudes and shake her fist in their faces when she was angry—but that was before Daddy died. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I’m playing against somebody really tough I start looking for the inch. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The two sides fought a civil war and tough stains from that war remain. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He hoped it was a dignified nod, maybe even a little tough. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think high school is one long hazing activity: if you are tough enough to survive this, they’ll let you become an adult. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But if you reached Maestro Island first, you had a whole new, tougher set of questions to answer before you’d defeat the Maestro. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “We all chip in the money and get pizza from the neighborhood. It’s tough, because no one ever has any cash. It’s like a big deal if we get pepperoni.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The two flies saw each other at near the same time and frozed their moving, trying to see which one was toughest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “He’s a tough one, but we could use a kid this size.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Losing three games like that can be tough.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Mackenzie’s tough, but a psychiatric ward for young people is no place for a young person. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I have a tough time with them, which I find strangely ironic. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Nigeria will not be like this forever, I'm sure I will find part-time work and it will be tough, yes, but one day I will start my clinic, and on The Island!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For many young men accustomed to a civilian life with freedom and personal privacy, military life was tough and there was a lot of grumbling. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be a tough one,” said Wood, who wasn’t eating anything. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The only way to fight sugar masters, it seemed, was for the workers to be harder, tougher, and more willing to accept bloodshed than the owners. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He talked about her big brown penny eyes, and how even though she was adorable, she was tougher than most of the boys. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He turned into a tough little guy who never whined or cried, even the time I accidentally pushed him off the top bunk and he broke his nose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They found even harder wood and even tougher vines. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The tough old marine had been licked before. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the Friedmans had many top code breakers in their circle, their party puzzles had to be tough. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “It’s tough for most folks to understand. Unless...unless they’ve gone through it.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Before her hands could get the different but equally tough skin of a laundress, her knuckles split with the rubbing and wringing, and ran blood into the rinse tubs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z My original plan was to play a sport each season for all four years of high school, but the softball team was tough. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He had, Harry knew, been Head of the Auror office; he looked tough and battle-scarred, very different from portly Fudge in his bowler hat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was a punishment tough enough to demand explanation, but the stewards still refused to reveal what had happened. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nwunye m, things are tough, but we are not dying yet. I tell you all these things because it is you. With someone else, I would rub Vaseline on my hungry face until it shone.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z So we brought the weights into the Big Barn — four trips — and Joseph said, “Isn’t it going to be cold out here?” and Coach Swieteck said, “It’s a tough world, kiddo,” and that was that. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z These were the people to whom he had once boasted, acted tough; people whom he had once defied. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a steep climb through tough little foot-high bushes and a million small jagged stones. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Yoren was stooped and sinister, his features hidden behind a beard as black as his clothing, but he seemed as tough as an old root and as hard as stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Odessa also became tough and quick-fisted, filled with men who hardly needed a high school diploma, much less a college one, to become roughnecks and tool pushers on an oil rig. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he knows I have a tough question coming. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He felt truly tough and arrogant, indestructible and happy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I did the best I could for a small, nearsighted kid and each year got to be a little tougher nut to crack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She had a nice face and a real tough body so I figured maybe I would give her a play. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He twists around in his seat until he can see, through the rear window, the motorcade’s second car, see inside it: “The tough boy!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z At 8:30 p.m., a group of white toughs met up on a street corner. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sports a goatee that I assume is meant to make his boyish face look older or tougher. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When the boys saw how tough Megan and I were, they backed down. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But he has a tough time trying to catch what it felt like. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to skin him to get the feathers off, and he was tough, great goodness, despite we boiled him and boiled him and boiled him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then later he said, “Tim, it’s a war. The guy wasn’t Heidi—he had a weapon, right? It’s a tough thing, for sure, but you got to cut out that staring.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved his tough love, humor, and that we were the same age. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You didn’t talk about it,” remembered Farrell Jones, a jockey tough enough to earn the nickname “Wild Horse.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “C’mon, Pudge. I’m teasing. You have to be tough here. I didn’t know how bad it was—and I’m sorry, and they’ll regret it—but you have to be tough.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Just then I had an unwelcome visitor to the gallery—one of the tough transportation officers with a reputation for meanness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why we could hang tough when we hung together, and why when things broke down and one brother or sister showed wrong we came down so hard. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Mohammed Mohammed was proving a tough defender despite his pint size. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z "Somewhat, but better able to take care of herself. She's tough," I said with a laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But we didn’t know just how tough, and unexpected, things would actually turn out to be. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had expected somebody with pockmarks smothered under heavy makeup, somebody tough and knowing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Not tough. I just don’t let people tell me what to do. I do what I want.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t the tough sort, just a farm girl who needed a job. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’m not going to cry anymore, ’cause I’m tough, like a tiger, and tigers don’t cry, or do they? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was really made of some tough stuff. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z ‘I is loving it when they is all having a good tough and rumble,’ he said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard Parker was tougher than I was in the face of these fish, and far more efficient. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe just as skin on a hand grows tougher after pain in repetition, a person does too. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I'd always heard that the Polish men were tough steelworkers and that the women cooked lots of cabbage. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a lucky thing for you you’re too tough for stew,” I threatened that morning after she’d pulled her favorite trick once again. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be tough. Italy is very different from here.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Green, a suavely tough little septuagenarian, has an imposing reputation among his peers, who admire his stagecraft—a repertoire of actorish gifts that includes a sense of timing acute as a night-club comedian’s. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Might be tough talking Arthur into that one, but I think he’ll come around. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But the more pickups he did, the tougher the job got. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “You come to me if she’s too tough on you,” he said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z With pockets and good tough pants I was willing to pack home many more new foods to try. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the car raced along the edge of the cliff, the prime minister had a tough time keeping his mind on the gorgeous view. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were stunted, tenacious, tough, the way a cactus has to be. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the dilemma facing poor black communities, it is inaccurate to say that black people “support” mass incarceration or “get tough” policies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It’s been a really hard summer for him. And it got even tougher when he found out you were leaving.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “This is going to be tough without the fire pit,” said Kojo. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence was working full-time on the railroad and living in a house filled with children, Zakariyya was still in jail, and times had gotten tough for Sonny, who was now busy selling drugs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “You are a fine boy, but this twice- tough glass was made by my own hands. Broad-shouldered Cammar could not break it with an anvil hammer.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He looked just about as tough as they come, even in the marines. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The citizenship test is really tough. Even high school students don’t know all the facts we’re tested on.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Even holding the gun, I didn’t feel tough. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He healed rapidly—his hands became amazingly tough—and strangely suffered no real long-range difficulties from the run down the river, probably because his earlier time—the Time—had taught him so well. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Dana had to make a tough call as the department head when she decided to shut down the project. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was precisely to keep from feeling this hate and shame and despair that he had always acted hard and tough toward them; and now he was without defense. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was trying to act like a tough guy, but I noticed that his eyes were watering from the pain. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Beneath their cool exterior, however, was a rugged breed of black man you did not want to cross—tough, grizzled men whose strong brown hands gripped hammers tightly and whose eyes met you dead on. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa made a swing of tough bark and hung it to a large, low branch of Laura’s tree. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s tough and energetic and makes my senses come alive. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Which can be tough, deciding what to open first. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I think Jack helped Bobby psychologically, with chess fightingness, just being tough and wanting always to win.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was true that she hadn’t made it easy; she knows from experience that tough and weird is preferable to pathetic and vulnerable, and she wears her Goth persona like armor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It made him tough and small and common as she was. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Did I say bad? I said it was tough. Nothing to make you happy like doing good on a tough job, now is there?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z They’re so gluey and tough that it feels as if you have rocks in your stomach, but oh well! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It means not giving up, even when things are really tough. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He seemed uncharacteristically powerless and contrite, a far cry from the tough, resolute and absolute ruler of the house I knew him to be, the father whose words were law. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Farming had also become a tougher business in Malawi, thanks to the policies of a new president. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Instead, familiar arguments would likely resurface about the need to be tough on “criminals,” not coddle them or give “free passes.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These tough, dried-up men moved restlessly up the coast and down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew it would be tough, but after being teammates with someone for so long, you learn their strengths and weaknesses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Down they went, past ledges and seagulls and tough little trees, until they were standing on the rocky shore with the cliffs looming behind them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Gerald, tough, brown, and wiry, seemed almost gentle as he helped the fragile, pale child balance on the bicycle. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z You should be here, with the rest of your countrymen, where even if it’s tough, we’re united in our suffering for a better Cuba. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He has a tough time being rude, even to people who deserve it. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Higher tuition, lower ranking, tougher admission requirements: these do not make for an easy marketing pitch to alumni clubs around the country. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I pushed my mind back to the game and what Goldy was saying about dealing for myself when things weren’t going that tough. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z At least it was good to see that no one was exhausted now: they were as tough a bunch of hlessil as ever raided a garden. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The corn was tough—Old Man Wilson grew it as feed for his cattle—but if you chewed it enough, you could get it down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he said, “He’s in a tough spot, son. What would you have him do?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was big, and tough; an evil rat with ragged fur and curved, jagged teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It made me think he was probably a good officer, funny but tough, an enforcer of the rules. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve nicknamed the mountain the Nut since I relayed Plutarch’s “tough nut to crack” comment to the weary and discouraged rebel leaders here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When times are toughest, he finds reasons to laugh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “The Ridge can hold. It will be tough, but my people can fight them off. Your people need you.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The grandmothers are leaning forward, still sitting on the sofa, trying to pick up cards, but it's tough for either of them to reach the floor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Estraven would be a good man to pull with, on a crazy trek like that. He was tough as iron. And never lost his temper. I’m sorry he’s dead.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The next day Colonel Cathcart was there, brimming with tough pride in his new outfit and celebrating his assumption of command by raising the number of missions required from twenty-five to thirty. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Long day. It’s tough to go straight from teaching to this.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As she said, we were the people of the Tang, by which she meant we were a tough, hardy, patient race. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He also taught me an important lesson about leadership: it always comes with having to make tough decisions. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z This was a tough task, since Soviet agents didn’t know which American scientists were working on the atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I happen to like my right side. Looks tougher.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “You’d have to get up an hour earlier for the school bus, and some of those kids can be tough.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "So many tough guys and girls on this team—" Coach stopped himself. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It’s tough being a stickler for punctuation these days. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z “Maybe,” he said, “but nobody owes you a living. Your game’s not that tough.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I do know you'd better put some distance between yourself and whatever being a tough guy represents. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m in charge,” I replied like the tough man I was trying to be, “and that’s the way it is.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was plainly delighted that Roy had brought home a friend, even if it was a tough- looking girl. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to admit it’s much tougher here than I expected, but at least everyone seems to have the bare necessities. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Calm down, boy. You need to remember two things: One, Lana is as tough as I am and a whole lot smarter. And two, you’re forgetting the details.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He’d hop over the short fence, open a gate, and use the two tough dogs to terrorize Fred into going for a little ride. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The president was just talking tough, just pumping himself up. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Yeah. When things like that happen, like to your dad and Crazy Horse, it’s okay for tough guys to cry. Don’t you ever forget that.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z And realizing how tough she is makes me hopeful that she's going to find a way to get back to me like she promised. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For me, the answer was never actually all that tough to come up with. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Jimmy could hear his grandpa talking in his head, that day on the Little Bighorn battlefield: You can have courage and face the tough things that happen to you. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Bigwig’s spirit was as tough as his body and quite without sentimentality, but, like most creatures who have experienced hardship and danger, he could recognize and respect suffering when he saw it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve had a tough day at the office making the world safe for democracy. I’m hungry.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The new rule promised to be “the toughest admission and eviction policy that HUD has implemented.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Like shoes taking away the tough leather her bare feet had grown, the City took away the back and arm power she used to boast of. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people out there feel like when life gets tough, they can't cope, and next thing you know, crazy things happen. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” Fezzik’s mother said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “An island called Spirit Island where everyone but you died of the itching sickness—you were the toughest one, the littlest one, and you survived them all.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Now that all his good ole boy, tough bourbon talk has evaporated, I wonder if he’s this pathetic all the time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Even for young kids, though, it was a tough contact sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Just then, a waiter came in with a plate in his hand and I heard him saying, "The old hag on table fourteen says this meat is too tough! She wants another portion!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I have no choice but to knuckle right down on the tough negotiations. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His school is a private school for brainy boys, though not an expensive one: you get in by passing tough exams. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Three years later, a tougher second law warned parents who did not comply that their children would be taken from them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z By the time they got to rowing, things were tough out on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Not if you use tough fibers. If you were not made of resilient material, you would not have come this far. Just remember, you aren’t alone anymore—we’re here to back you up.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They couldn't have killed him, she told herself, he was too hard and tough, and a brother of the Night's Watch besides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He cracks his knuckles like he’s some tough thug instead of my dorky older brother. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When he had talked all that tough stuff and I had turned him down, his face had collapsed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Isabella doesn’t have a tough bone in her body. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z As had happened before, former allies of African Americans—as much as conservatives—adopted a political strategy that required them to prove how “tough” they could be on “them,” the dark-skinned pariahs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The boy reached up and thrust her spear high in a polished rack against a pillar where tough spear on spear of the old soldier, his father, stood in order. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks we women are quite tough to be able to withstand the loss of blood, and that I am too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z My arms become aching from this tough work. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z All I know is that it’s going to be tough to listen to it all year. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As one policeman put it, Packingtown was a “pretty tough hole.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He liked the seaweed wrapped around the sushi roll: how tough it was to chew, the subtleness of the ocean water. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The going is tough unless you are a bounding dog. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z This southern group, pleased with the wages and social perks courtesy of Louis Swift and other employers, was a tougher nut to crack. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They were tough and mean, like ghetto kids anywhere. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He was like the ghetto fence post, thin and tough and so easily pulled in my direction. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I tried to show him the kinda care he should get. Heh. But with that one, it’s tough love a lot of the time.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That was the day I decided Daniel would be ten times tougher than Khosrou—like the superbot version or something—so tough he could take any kind of damage and be unstoppable. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Baxter is the youngest of them all, maybe thirteen, but Mark can tell he’s a tough little sucker. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “That reporter was kind of a tough bird. Still, you did just fine, Cara honey. Now let’s get in out of this wind.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z By now, my feet were tough and I hardly felt the jagged edges of the coral. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So if you want your dog to be tough, you name your dog Hitler. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At every new school, there were always boys who wanted to test him out, see how tough he was. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I can guarantee that it is strong. It’s made out of the toughest material I have. It is also waterproof. The eggs are inside and will be warm and dry.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Mr. Prentiss Jr. looks back at us, spits again, and says, “Be seeing you,” trying to sound tough but his voice squeaks and he takes off as fast he can back to the town. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z My perfect partner, if somebody had asked me, would have been one who handled as lightly as Laura and who would have had the strength to last through a long, tough showtime. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One can be, indeed one must strive to become, tough and philosophical concerning destruction and death, for this is what most of mankind has been best at since we have heard of man. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z It was time for each of the seven regions to make its toughest cuts and choose the four members for its Library Olympics team. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z They are stubborn creatures, difficult to open, and if they are the slightest bit overcooked, they are too tough to eat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The trout was tender, but the cattail tubers were tough. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z His light brown face had grown tough with age, cracked but soft, like a pair of well-worn work boots. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I mean, like, I thought folks would be sad to be in such a tough situation for Thanksgiving,” I went on hurriedly, trying to recover. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And yet Mother, with all her shortcomings, is tougher for me to deal with. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They want to lean on you, make it sound real good to be up in something where a bunch of tough guys always have your back. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Eventually, as though from far away, Omakayas felt the tentative brush of Tallow’s tough, creased palm, and heard the rustle of her clothes as she got up and quietly left. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It sort of makes him look strong and tough, but good tough. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “As for you, Percy Jackson, it’s true you bear the mark of Achilles. That makes you a little tougher to kill. But don’t worry. We’ll find a way.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Since there was no applause from Fern and me the first time around, she started up again, as zombielike as she could, to imitate the toughs standing around outside the pool hall. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z State legislatures were eager to jump on the “get tough” bandwagon, passing harsh drug laws, as well as “three strikes” laws mandating a life sentence for those convicted of any third offense. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There was also a case of canvas with a tough wooden frame, lined with kapok, containing various instruments; and there was a pistol in a holster. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z |
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