Example Sentences

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The act toughens the law on age verification online, another inquiry recommendation.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

The Sixers’ schedule toughens up next week with a game against Chicago, the 12th team in the East.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2023

The proposed housing bill also toughens eviction regulations.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

They are challenging to get rid of, too: The eggs are protected inside the mother’s body, which toughens after death into a cyst that can survive in the soil for years.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2022

The only thing that changed is that he calls me Space Boy twice as often, which only toughens my resolve not to press the button.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson