He was one of the toughest men I'd ever seen.
I want them to grow up to be tough men.
He was a big, tough man, to whom life had given much in trouble and hard work.
He is always one of the toughest men on the field.
Your were a beautiful lady in a tough man's business.
The president of the company is a pretty tough man.
Perhaps she'd learned something from the tough older men at the plant.
But with a tough old man like that, you can't be sure.
Another tough man who had gone down a wrong trail.
Plenty of other tough young men thought the same way.