Harshest

For me, regret is the harshest punishment.

Sami's lawyer saved his harshest criticism for police.

In Namibia, giraffes live in one of the harshest deserts in the world.

The harshest sentence was reserved to Yanni: life in prison with no parole.

Even the harshest winter fears the spring.

Even the harshest winter fears the coming of spring.

It is not the first time French vineyards have faced severe frosts. But many say these are among the harshest in years.

New figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that social welfare programs shielded some of the poorest Europeans from the harshest effects of the global financial crisis — programs that are now being cut as countries adopt austerity measures.

Boreas is the harshest of all the winds.

Tom is his own harshest critic.