Despite which, they were all around an age of twenty-three, hard-bitten young men whom nothing frightened.

Two good men, yet very ill at ease; Carfulenus, a hard-bitten man of forty, was ten years their senior in age.

The Captain was a hard-bitten man of middle age, and not overly given to credulity.

Tough, hard-bitten men, armed and ready for trouble.

Tony still found it somewhat difficult to believe that the big hard-bitten black man designed women's clothes for a living.

As for the assemblage of hard-bitten men and hard-biting women, they showed no surprise to see a nun enter the premises.

The hard-bitten men round the table knew better than to make that mistake.

He is a lanky, hard-bitten man of 46, with a neatly trimmed beard and mustache.

All three bore the unmistakable stamp of hard-bitten men accustomed to having their own way.

The characters are hard-bitten men, infirm from alcohol, and tough-looking women who speak little.