toughen
verb (used with or without object)
toughens
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present tense formof toughen (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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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 US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate increase in more than two decades as it toughens its fight against fast rising prices.
From BBC ● May 4, 2022
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
Wednesday's draft toughens this up for over-50s by removing the option of taking a test rather than vaccination.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 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
