How to pronounce tough
Listen to tough in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“tough” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 915 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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It is a tough, tough game.
NIH · watch from 26:49 · hear it here
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tough sledding. It's tough sledding.
GAO · watch from 9:56 · hear it here
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I don't-- - Tough, yes. - Very tough.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 51:08 · hear it here
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Um tough on NASA, tough on United States, and tough on the people who we lost
NASA · watch from 51:00 · hear it here
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