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Explore Toughed through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Toughed | Tough | Tougher | Toughest | Toughness | Toughing | Toughs | Toughly

Toughed meaning

simple past and past participle of tough

Using Toughed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of tough
  • In the example corpus, toughed often appears in combinations such as: toughed it, they toughed, but toughed.

Context around Toughed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Toughed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

do they toughed it out 1× fire but toughed it out 1× induction but toughed it out 1× season they toughed it out 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but young and 1× he was expected 1× it came for 1× last season they 1×

Common sentence endings:

a quick exit 1× and leicester tigers 1× changed his mind 1× culture and heritage 1×

Words around Toughed

Just before it in the word index:

toughbook 2 tough 5.620 tougas 2 tougaloo 5 toufiq 2 toufeeq 2

Just after it in the word index:

toughen 58 toughened 51 toughening 19 toughens 3 tougher 814 toughest 519

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Toughed

  • In this selection, "toughed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include do they toughed it out and fire but toughed it out. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "toughed" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with toughed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Last season, they toughed it out in wins against Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers. (14 words)

It came for a visit, got lit on fire, but toughed it out before making a quick exit. (18 words)

But young and old, like the Scots always do, they toughed it out in the name of Scottish culture and heritage. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

He was expected to drop out during the gruelling six-week induction but toughed it out and even dreamed of becoming a US Marine until a month-long holiday to Paris changed his mind. (34 words)

But young and old, like the Scots always do, they toughed it out in the name of Scottish culture and heritage. (21 words)

It came for a visit, got lit on fire, but toughed it out before making a quick exit. (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

Last season, they toughed it out in wins against Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers.

He was expected to drop out during the gruelling six-week induction but toughed it out and even dreamed of becoming a US Marine until a month-long holiday to Paris changed his mind.

It came for a visit, got lit on fire, but toughed it out before making a quick exit.

But young and old, like the Scots always do, they toughed it out in the name of Scottish culture and heritage.

Common combinations with toughed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "toughed" in a sentence?
An example: "Last season, they toughed it out in wins against Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "toughed" from authentic English texts.
What does "toughed" mean?
Toughed means: simple past and past participle of tough
How many example sentences with "toughed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "toughed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.