ruggedness
- a word derived from rugged.
Example Sentences
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Iryna Terekh, the company’s 33-year-old technical director, compares their reliability to that of the Kalashnikov, a trusty rifle lauded for its ruggedness and simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Come for the hats, the boots, the horses, the ruggedness once used to sell cigarettes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
Even before this Eastern Conference semifinal series started, Carlisle said repeatedly his team needed to match New York’s ruggedness around the rim.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
Remarkably, this handwritten-digit recognition capability remained unaffected even when the device was repeatedly bent and stretched up to 1,000 times, demonstrating its ruggedness and feasibility for repeated use.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024
Captain Westfall was not excessively handsome, but she couldn’t help finding the ruggedness of his face and the clarity of his golden-brown eyes rather appealing.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
