Harsh means Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like rough or loose.
Harsh in a sentence
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Harsh meaning
- Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
- Severe or cruel.
Example sentences (20)
Deeming their season to be a failure would be harsh, though, especially as they missed out on their goal so narrowly.
For weeks, he’s been sending videos to The National breaking down the reality of surviving in those harsh conditions.
Back in September, Transport Malta's chief proposal to avoid commuting during peak hours was met with harsh criticism.
Both are ruggedized for harsh environments while at the same time are considered turnkey and rapidly deployable.
Farrell continued to speak to his fellow actors about finding out was getting hit with incredibly harsh reviews.
Harsh reaction is also expected, of course, from the Roman Catholic church and other anti-abortion lobby groups.
However, the two did not get along, and before Trump was impeached, Cohen delivered a harsh testimony before Congress.
He is on a mission to uncover the harsh reality of a homicide case hidden from society – and it won’t be easy!
A top UN humanitarian official in Syria said fuel shortages and the harsh weather were creating obstacles to its response.
During the conversation, the actress said her blunt approach might be too harsh if her baby boy is a Pisces.
His omission from Erik ten Hag’s preferred 11 seems harsh and appears to have initiated United’s decision to let him leave.
Hotter summers will be particularly harsh for cricketers who spend many hours and days out in the sun.
As a result, men can usually tolerate harsh cleansers that strip oil from the skin better than women.
After all, she was killed in her past life after being pushed onto train tracks, and has developed a harsh view of humanity since.
Despite his harsh upbringing, Mercury was an annoyingly upbeat presence on the Justice League X-Men.
However, BBC pundit Michael Stewart, in his Sportscene analysis, suggested the decision to send off the United defender was harsh.
But family members of people who died at Kanjuruhan Stadium said the decision was not harsh enough.
But the Japanese authorities issued harsh penalties for those caught reading them and so the vast majority of civilians stayed put.
Despite the harsh times, Nana aimed to be a hopeful ray of sunshine, taking on a uniquely different approach from her predecessors.
Failing to flush the plant properly can lead to harsh flavors and decrease the potency of the buds.
Common combinations with harsh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the harsh 46×
- harsh reality 14×
- and harsh 8×
- harsh conditions 8×
- in harsh 7×
- harsh realities 7×
- some harsh 6×
- for harsh 5×
- harsh weather 5×
- harsh criticism 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word harsh. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.