Rugged

//ˈɹʌɡɪd//

"Rugged" in a Sentence (20 examples)

They climbed the rugged north face.

On the contrary, I think it may turn out that this rugged mountain range trails off at some point.

Tom is blessed with rugged good looks and is much sought-after by the opposite sex.

Semisolid snow that will barely hold a person, coarse snow with a hard, rugged crust and light, fluffy lying snow. There are Sami words for these and hundreds more types of snow.

This surface is rugged.

On the extreme verge of the horizon lie a long chain of mountain peaks, with their rugged summits flecked with snow.

Sami swept Layla off her feet with his rugged good looks.

We found a short valley between rugged tors which led to an open, grassy space flecked over with the white cotton grass. In the middle of it rose two great stones, worn and sharpened at the upper end, until they looked like the huge, corroding fangs of some monstrous beast.

The UNDP program, which helped establish flood protection systems in the area starting in 2011, has installed small-scale drainage systems and mini-dams, and taught people in the remote region survival skills, such as simple first aid, because the arrival of skilled emergency help can be delayed by the rugged topography.

Northern Algeria is filled with rugged mountains.

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BY and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.

Commercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.

His hair was light and rather thin; his face strong and rugged from exposure, and his eyes narrow and observant.

Many women and men delude themselves into thinking that only the hardest and most rugged man is attractive and to many it may be the case.

As the train wound along the river valleys through western Pennsylvania the scenery grew more rugged and the painted houses of Lancaster County gave way to dirty clapboard dwellings and shack homes clinging to the mountainside.

Hidden within 30,000 acres of rugged private land, the ranch is cocooned by peaks and canyons in all directions.

Much of the area can be seen only by hikers who travel without trails to the higher reaches of this rugged mountain range.

"Ah!" sighed the unimaginative Granby, and his honest, rugged face grew clouded. Pepper puffed in silence for a moment or two; then spoke.

"Her gaze rested for a moment on the muscular neck, heavy corded, almost bull-like, bronzed by the sun, spilling over with rugged health and strength..."

Psion, which supplies a range of rugged hand held computers, has lost nearly 2% after announcing a plunge into the red.

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