toughs in English

noun
1
a tough person, especially a gangster or criminal.
young toughs sporting their state-of-the-art firearms
synonyms:ruffianthuggoonhoodlumhooliganroughneckhoodheavybruiserhardmanyahoo
verb
1
endure a period of hardship or difficulty.
We've been trying to tough it out but it's difficult to come together in a short space of time under a new coach.
noun

Use "toughs" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "toughs" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "toughs", or refer to the context using the word "toughs" in the English Dictionary.

1. I meant some friends or some neighborhood toughs.

2. Three burly toughs elbowed their way to the front.

3. There are toughs and drifters galore in this town.

4. Charles's body language was geared to communicating to street toughs.

5. Bargle was the leader of a "gang of toughs" back when he was a kid in Specularum

6. Over six feet tall, Earp typically subdued drunks and toughs with firm persuasion or a sharp crack to the back of the head with his revolver, a practice known as "Buffaloing." After leaving Wichita in April 1876, Earp's next stop was Dodge City, sometimes called the "Wickedest City in America."