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How to use the word tough in a Sentence?

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I am competitive by nature, and I am confident that's my strength. I apologize if anyone ever mistook my competitive spirit for arrogance, but I will never apologize for being too competitive and confident because that's what pushes me to not fail. I'd rather be criticized for my ambition than regret not giving my all. It's not about being better than others, as the truth is there is always someone better than you. But, as I said, it's about proving to myself that I am capable. By confronting my fears and failures, I learn to fail to succeed. I admit that at times I can be very tough, but don't ever think it's because of you. My toughness is a reflection of the high standards I set for myself. It's a personal journey of growth, where resilience and determination fuel my relentless pursuit of self-improvement . I have learned that in the arena of life, I aim not just to participate but to conquer.

– Christen Kuikoua

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1 month ago

Lithium is going to be tough to get and to fully electrify here in the U.S..

– Eric Norris

Found on New York Times
9 months ago

Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition.

– Planned Parenthood

Found on New York Times
11 months ago

If a friend or a relative tells you they’re having a tough time conceiving, try not to minimize it by saying, ‘ Just try to relax. ’ That’s really not helpful, it really does n’t validate how they are feeling in the moment.

– Grace Bastidas

Found on CNN
12 months ago

It just strikes you how incredibly tough all these people are and the sheer grit that they’re showing to get this far, but also how incredibly unpleasant the places they must be fleeing from are to make them endure this kind of torture, to some degree, over many days.

– Paton Walsh

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He had a tough life, does one individual’s tough life justify the taking of another, let alone 17?

– Tony Montalto

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’ve got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash and fatalities are expected, please pray for all those affected.

– Andy Beshear

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The bill has not been substantially changed. The bill remains as tough and as rigid as it was.

– Samuel Nartey George

Found on CNN
1 year ago

One day when I have kids, I don’t ever want them to go through things that this world is going through right now, even just with my peers and family, it was really tough on them seeing the hurt among African-Americans around the country. I feel like it was definitely something that needed to be said, whether it was for me or somebody else. I have a platform, and it’s not just for football. It’s to create change in this world. That’s what I strive to be, more than a football player. I felt like it was just the right time to speak out.

– Rashod Bateman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For sure, Marc will want to be in front because he will want his revenge, he will be in front for sure from the first race and will be a tough rival, but we are tough too. So we have to have a great battle, we have to work hard to be in front, and let’s see who will be the main contender.

– The Honda rider

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think that the worst is over; the Federal Reserve has been very, very tough and very, very clear that they will backstop any further run against the banking system or banking institutions, so I think that is on the mend.

– Joe Brusuelas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I see this adorably frantic, upset girl – she’s tough, let’s not ruin her street cred – but she was crying, i think I came up to her and was like, ‘ Are you okay ? ’.

– London Hollie

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Sexual criticism … can be particularly, like, tough to take. And we do tend to take those things more personally than we might other types of conversations.

– Kristen Mark

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’re getting messages daily about patients not being able to get their own medication, it’s been tough for patients and providers alike.

– Disha Narang

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This will be tough and there’s no way around that.

– Mark Zuckerberg

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s worse today. A number of places are flooding and a number of roads and bridges are cut. Visibility is almost zero. Electricity is off and also network is a problem. It’s becoming more and more dire, it’s tough. We need to use machinery (for rescue operations) but machines cannot go to places where they were supposed to excavate because of the rains.

– Charles Kalemba

Found on CNN
1 year ago

During the Obama-Biden administration, we put in place tough requirements on banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, including the Dodd-Frank law, to make sure the crisis we saw in 2008 would not happen again, unfortunately, the last administration rolled back some of these requirements. I’m going to ask Congress and the banking regulators to strengthen the rules for banks to make it less likely this kind of bank failure would happen again.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s a tough sell to be against pickleball, but at the end of the day it was creating mental and physical health problems with neighbors butting heads.

– Rob Mastroianni

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I do think that both leaders showed a braveness and a boldness to look to the 21st century and make the most of that rather than being tied by 20th century, to me the test of leadership is to be idealistic enough to know why you’re doing what you’re doing. And then tough enough to get it done.

– Rahm Emanuel

Found on CNN
1 year ago

To me the test of leadership is to be idealistic enough to know why you’re doing what you’re doing. And then tough enough to get it done.

– Rahm Emanuel

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The one thing you can clearly take away from this was, he had been lying to a lot of people that he loved for a long time, and so he had obviously gotten to be pretty good at it, if he went in there and they believed him, then he would have likely been found not guilty. But once they decide that he’s willing to put himself out there and they don’t believe him, that’s kind of a tough hill to get over.

– Bill Nettles

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I know how tough it is sometimes to look with hope and confidence on the months and years ahead, but I would like to tell you what I often told you when you were much younger: I like you just the way you are. And, what’s more, I’m so grateful to you for helping the children in your life to know that you’ll do everything you can to keep them safe, and to help them express their feelings in ways that will bring healing in many different neighborhoods.

– Fred Rogers

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Lori Lightfoot hasn’t made Chicago safer, but I will, it’s time to get smart, not just tough.

– Brandon Johnson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

People can see with their own eyes that things are going well in Florida, so I’m not surprised that his message is resonating. If and when he decides to get in he’ll have to convince people that his vision is best for America, i think it’s going to be a tough choice for Republicans. We’re glad he came, and maybe dipped his foot in the water here, but we certainly welcome a visit from the former president and anyone else.

– New York

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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