How To Use Rugged In A Sentence

The snowy dome of Fujisan reddening in the sunrise rose above the violet woodlands of Mississippi Bay as we steamed out of Yokohama Harbour on the 19th, and three days later I saw the last of Japan — a rugged coast, lashed by a wintry sea. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
The strength and ruggedness of the chains provide excellent performance in mud, snow and on ice.
I shrugged uselessly, before I turned to hear Alex's laugh vibrating in the room.
She efficiently drugged me out until six in the morning, when I phoned Chris's bleeper and got his return call five minutes later. They didn’t read Pitchfork or Stereogum or Gorilla vs. Bear or Hipster Runoff
The journey north-west from Edinburgh is a delight, with lush pasturelands giving way to the rugged beauty of the Trossachs and then Argyll and the western seaboard.

The rugged terrain to be negotiated and the 32-km distance to be slogged from Eravikulam hut to Konalar fishing hut at a lower altitude of 1,889 m made the members sweat out in just five hours.
These islands are rugged, eroded remnants of great volcanic cones. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies
she shrugged indifferently
When like me you have chosen the tough and rugged regime of living in a lighthouse for two nights, you will know that getting your daily victuals can be a demanding task.
For two 50-minute sets the crowd shrugged and shimmied to the rhythm of a more blithe and brilliant era.
In a sweeping half-moon behind me, the rugged, unspoiled Inishowen Peninsula rolls out across this little known spear of North West Ireland.
She was heavily drugged to ease the pain.
Ashlee just shrugged the criticism off as usual, but deep down I know it hurts her.
When asked why the government did not rebut them as it did when anti-government stories appeared, he just shrugged his shoulders.
As well as isolation, problems included often rugged terrain, the prohibitive cost of transport, cattle ticks and poison plants.
Should your work often take you outdoors, think about a ruggedised model to cope with the grind.
Images of their son's rugged ancestral homeland were beamed into millions of American homes before the election. Times, Sunday Times
So he sleepeth and wotteth not whither she goeth, nor what she doeth; but we know that after giving him the drugged wine, she donneth her richest raiment and perfumeth herself and then she fareth out from him to be away till break of day; then she cometh to him, and burneth a pastile under his nose and he awaketh from his deathlike sleep. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
I drove it on a treacherous course in the rugged terrain of Virginia. The Sun
The mountain boys held on to each other laughing, and I wasn't any too pleased, but Carson gave me his slantendicular smile and shrugged. Isabelle
Officers are expected to give her toxicology tests amid fears she may have been drugged by a stranger. The Sun
For the adventuresome, there's some off-road driving in store along the rugged mountain trails - a chance to see if this sports utility vehicle really lives up to its name.
The insurgency is concealed in rugged terrain and grows stronger. Times, Sunday Times
However, there are some excellent 'old labour 'style policies I'd vote for, unfortunately allied to post-modern, psuedo-sciencey rubbish that reads like the ramblings of a drugged horse (halts to stem cell research, animal experimentation and a promotion of alternative therpaies etc). The murky politics of the Green Party
the ruggedness of the mountains
These days, many buyers who need passenger space have opted for the more rugged sport-utility vehicles over the tame minivans.
Alaska showed itself to be wild, rugged, unforgiving - yet at the same time alluring and welcoming.
U.S. intelligence officials think that bin Laden and Zawahiri remain in hiding in Pakistan's rugged and semiautonomous tribal belt where the CIA continues to hunt them. Panetta outlines plan for bin Laden's detention if al-Qaeda leader is captured
But in his usual noncommittal way he just shrugged and took another slow slurp of beer
The man shrugged when asked about the family who only a week ago ran a thriving business. Times, Sunday Times
Not having told him about the eeriest aspect of my road-crash experience, I just shrugged. NIGHT SISTERS
On video, the shots just seem to bounce off him - he is not known for his skill but for his ruggedness and aggression, so it should be an exciting fight.
His clothes were trendy, and his rugged features were really incredibly attractive.
James Baldwin shrugged off a sore right shoulder to toss six strong innings for the White Sox. American League Baseball - White Sox vs. Mariners
He has sandy brown hair and rugged good looks. Times, Sunday Times
The work-worn jeans, red and black plaid shirt, padded gillet and heavy work boots speak of a rugged, outdoor existence, possibly somewhere in the mountainous wilds of Canada. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Tana had drugged me, slipping some poison into my mead as we cavorted.
Rural counties such as Gwynedd suffer particularly since they often have very low density settlements, rugged terrain and relatively poor roads.
She shrugged it off and told herself it would take some time to break her old habits.
Sherri shrugged, picked up the clicker and flicked it off as the animated Mount'n Man was trying to out-run a swarm of angry cartoon bees.
It is hard to avoid stormy waves when you are sailing in rivers;and it is hard to avoid brambles when you are climbing rugged mountains.We hope you can fearlessly fight the stormy waves and hack your way through the jungle.
Stott, a former ice hockey player, has shrugged off the slightly hot-headed image of his teenage years.
He loves the rugged outdoor life .
He gave her a smile that was almost apologetic, then he shrugged.
It's the sleeping in the open, it's the rugged, unfaked food; Rhymes of a Rolling Stone
Rescuers had to struggle on foot through more than a mile of rugged terrain before helping the passengers.
Due to its cliffs and ruggedness, it is very hard for visitors to climb Sanqing Mountain on foot, but the most eye-catching scenery only can be appreciated from on top of the mountain.
Plots were treated independently rather than as paired samples because the terrain was sufficiently rugged so pairs were not well matched with respect to plot aspect or slope.
These were the rugged and fearful places the men continually returned to in search of a skilled and brave enemy.
The design was created for simplicity and ruggedness and the main structure was all metal.
The service doesn't want to "spend $2,500 to ruggedize a $200 phone," Mr. McCarthy said. Killer App: Army Tests Smartphones for Combat
The highlands have rugged terrain that is difficult to cultivate.
Alaskans see themselves as rugged individualists living in the last frontier.
The camera combines rugged reliability with unequalled optical performance and speed.
Alex shrugged as she dug out a small chunk and stuck it in her mouth and groaned in heartfelt appreciation.
In everyday life, the greater the distance between points A and B, and the more rugged the intervening landscape, the bleaker are the odds for success of a blindfolded walk, even—or perhaps especially—when following a simple-minded rule like “always climb higher; never back down.” The Edge of Evolution
The punctured part on a boy's arm (who was inoculated with fresh limpid virus) on the sixth day, instead of shewing a beginning vesicle, which is usual in the cow-pox at that period, was encrusted over with a rugged, amber-coloured scab. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)
In between were vast distances of open territory and rugged inhospitable land.
-- Casentino and its woods and streams, Val d'Arno, Val di Tevere, the hills of Perugia, the valleys of Umbria, the lean, wolfish country of the Marche, the rugged mountains of Romagna. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition
Officers are expected to give her toxicology tests amid fears she may have been drugged by a stranger. The Sun
Picture a rugged stretch of coastline with golden sands and shimmering rock pools. Times, Sunday Times
He grinned and shrugged as if he were already in the statehouse. FATAL FLAW
Now the fight appears headed to the courts as residents of Giles County, along Virginia's rugged, pious southwestern spine, fight what they call mounting pressure from Washington and Richmond to secularize their public institutions. Ten Commandments in school stirs fight in Va. district
Whereas once there were shrugged shoulders and turned faces, I now see fingers pointing out the problems, and mouths emanating inconformity. Cuban Revolution
Soon the rectangular farms gave way to rugged ranch land, canyons, ravines , red earth-and lots of mesquite trees.
So, okay, he must have left sometime after 1100 hours G.M.T. but before 1145 hours G.M.T., at almost exactly which time I returned to the cabin and brushed as well as I could all the particles of snow still clinging to my wool jacket and gloves and knitted ski cap, sea-green, and my blue jeans and rugged, well-worn work boots. Self-Destruction, Vol. 1
It is rugged country whose landscape changes every few kilometers.
She has drugged the soldiers' wine, but when she hears movement, she thinks that one of them is awake.
He was told about it and he kind of shrugged it off as we did.
It's like a marriage between a rugged sport utility and a sporty coupé, but with lots of space and practicality. The Sun
I looked to my mother and without saying a word she shrugged. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery
drugged and senseless
The countryside around here is very rugged.
Images of their son's rugged ancestral homeland were beamed into millions of American homes before the election. Times, Sunday Times
His rugged build helped him to secure a series of small roles in films, often westerns. Times, Sunday Times
The company is touting the unit as a shock and vibration-proof alternative to ruggedised hard drives.
Dear Mollie -- I was glad to know that bound with the fetters of Science, and depressed by thought, you were Struggling yet to ascend the rugged Steep -- where "Star eyed Science" and fame unfold their banners to every anxious aspirant, and under whose folds of magnitude and magnificence all alike are permitted to recumb, and recur those who have in vagrancy strayed "tracing Shadows" -- beware of Letter from Young John Allen to Mollie Houston,June 2, 1854
He's been threatening us on occasion for a year now, so I shrugged it off.
Geologically young, the Rockies exhibit faulting, glaciation, and volcanism, resulting in rugged, spectacularly scenic terrain.
They retain the rugged residual glamour of life on the move. Times, Sunday Times
All around are rugged hills cloaked in towering pine trees and alive with hives. The Sun
When asked about who had broken the old vase,he only shrugged his shoulders.
In any case, I wound up spending two weeks in a psychiatric clinic, drugged into oblivious stupefaction, until I checked myself out.
The rugged terrain and long distances (up to six hours in the saddle each day) make this trip best for those with riding experience.
She was in pain, despite being drugged up to the eyeballs.
The missing apostrophe from area's you might put down to a typing error; the missing hyphens from well-maintained, 5th-floor, and ready-to-move-into you might ascribe to the pandemic mishandling of those simple punctuation marks; the misrelated clause at the beginning and the dubiously related clause at the end are not so easily shrugged off: they are the faults of pretension rather than ignorance, and the illiteracy of pretentiousness is the vulgarest and most reprehensible. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 2
He shrugged, utterly nonchalant, and it was then she realised he hadn't touched a drop of rum all evening.
Jeep (R) Brand Broadens Vehicle Lineup with Three New Models classic Jeep® design, a premium, rugged appearance and numerous standard This sporty SUV stokes you to throw caution to the wind. WN.com - Articles related to Speed demons bask in Capitals first Supercar Show
He shrugged, and his eyes glimmered slightly with an undetectable sadness.
A bold artist and rugged individualist, Jones loves to lift the lid on the id.
Josh shot a sidewise glance at Cecilia for a hint; she just shrugged it off and kept her mega-watt smile on her face.
According to photographer and friend of Irons, Art Brewer, the surf industry is unique not because of the presence of drugs, but because it is in the precarious process of distancing itself from a stereotypical drugged-out image. Tetsuhiko Endo: Demystifying the Death of Andy Irons
Rugged CPVC construction, large reference volume and intelligent positioning of internal elements combine to extend the service-life of these dependable and highly responsive sensors.
She was heavily drugged to ease the pain.
Inland are rugged mountains, forested hills, and fast-flowing rivers.
The thought of Angie looking rugged and outdoorsy briefly diverted me. A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH
Now, she was sullen, and had a drugged look about her.
Race over the rugged terrain on a 4x4 tour or savour a more relaxed view from the back of a camel. Times, Sunday Times
Enter Magee Mor Matthew, a rugged rough rugheaded kern, in strossers with a buttoned codpiece, his nether stocks bemired with clauber of ten forests, a wand of wilding in his hand. Ulysses
Trying to keep from getting what she cynically called gooey, he shrugged. Captured by Moonlight
Rugged shrubs like barberry and potentilla give the garden permanent structure, while the rocks help protect the plants from searing winds and keep the soil from drying out.
But the sub shrugged off his problems to plunder a crucial winner. The Sun
It's a rugged county with a spectacular and breathtaking coastline, full of history and legend.
Sure you can go for a rugged hike, but strenuous activity isn't required for getting the benefits of exercise.
As he climbed into his tilbury some twenty yards away, Isolde shrugged.
Seaward of the road, the grassy slopes end abruptly in rugged cliffs pounded by waves.
He claimed to know the rugged terrain around Machynlleth well. Times, Sunday Times
When I suggested that the sight of three women of our age -- we are all well on toward fifty; Aggie insists that she is younger than I am, but we were in the same infant class in Sunday-school -- three women of our age "potting" at fences was hardly dignified, Tish merely shrugged her shoulders. More Tish
Unusually rugged, these batteries will last for 18 hours or 38 miles.
These islands are rugged, eroded remnants of great volcanic cones. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies
Each mountain, as if its firm and immutable form were flexible and varying, altered in appearance, like that of a shadowy apparition, as the position of the strangers relative to them changed with their motions, and as the mist, which continued slowly though constantly to descend, influenced the rugged as pect of the hilts and valleys which it shrouded with its vapory mantle. Anne of Geierstein
It features a half-zip mock collar, elbow patches for durability and an extra rugged look, and a contrast trim along the inner collar, sleeves and hem.
He had grayish-black hair and a rugged unshaved look.
It is hard to avoid stormy waves when you are sailing in rivers;and it is hard to avoid brambles when you are climbing rugged mountains.We hope you can fearlessly fight the stormy waves and hack your way through the jungle.
He shook his head and a look of sorrow twisted his rugged features.
Race over the rugged terrain on a 4x4 tour or savour a more relaxed view from the back of a camel. Times, Sunday Times
This law was changed because women were having their drinks drugged while they danced.
A country with bad roads does not require ceramic engines; it needs vehicles with rugged axles and shocks.
The rugged and capacious airframe offers plenty of scope for civilian operators.
On the operating table, there are more distinct differences - male facelifts can't ignore the beard, so the aim is for a more rugged, rather than completely unlined, result.
His coach shrugged his shoulders in resignation.
My wife's complaint really drugged me.
Rumpled and flinty-looking, with a kind of rawhide, folksy sincerity, Russell epitomized the rugged and independent spirit of the West. Zane Grey, Romancing the West
By passing the U.S. Army's rigorous ruggedization requirements, he thinks the company's display technology has been validated for use in consumer applications as well.
I shrugged and watched her put two waffles in a toaster for me.
The Bank just about shrugged off suggestions that it turned a blind eye to Libor manipulation. Times, Sunday Times
The route gradually rises to crest the rugged mountains, smothered in thick heather and monumental rocky outcrops. The Sun
They undertook the three-day and four-night challenge last week, amongst the rugged terrain of the Isle of Wight.
Billy shrugged his shoulders in modest dubiousness. CHAPTER XIII
They traveled by rail, further by horse-drawn wagons over a steep, rugged mill road that ended at Sempervirens Creek.
He shrugged my arm off his and replied over his shoulder, ‘It seems our fun is finito, love.’
The wind was howling and the high peaks looked rugged and beautiful in the extreme. Times, Sunday Times
She shrugged a breath of cleansing dimension and settled her tiara in place. THE MANANA MAN
They took part in a nine-day trek, covering 50 miles of rugged terrain and taking in some breathtaking scenery.
The ruggedised system is designed for harsh defence force environments.
The Luger was tested for use by the US Army shortly after 1900, but was beaten in the trials by the incredibly rugged Colt 1911.
With a shrug, he shrugged off alien concepts such as responsibility, maturity, ambition and commitment.
Being in the Rockies meant she could indulge her love of skiing, mountain biking and rugged living.
The wood and native stone of the exterior continue inside, helping the house become a part of its rugged ridge-top site.
The 9th of May, after another such an up-and-down course, ascending hills and descending into the twilight depths of deepening valleys, we came suddenly upon the Mukondokwa, and its narrow pent-up valley crowded with rank reedy grass, cane, and thorny bushes; and rugged tamarisk which grappled for existence with monster convolvuli, winding their coils around their trunks with such tenacity and strength that the tamarisk seemed grown but for their support. How I Found Livingstone
Giddy up into the spirit of the west with timeless, rugged classics rather than hokey duds.
Once that clears up, Vainio turns his prey down a dark passage, chloroforming them again until all you can hear is their drugged, staggering heartbeats and the swaying neon of the red-light district.
Snaking across rugged forested land, the trails lead you through a mix of oak, hickory, beech and maple that present a range of almost Eastern-quality fall colors.
Below stretched Carnmore, a water-filled trench hemmed in by brooding peaks and startling rock bluffs, mile upon mile of rugged isolation.
Its location was a totally exposed, rugged, mountainous area out of town. Times, Sunday Times
The rugged mountains and hills form an impressive backdrop, and inland peaceful villages look out across orange and lemon groves.
Hiding a live monkey underneath your blouse and claiming to be pregnant may sound like an amateur attempt at smuggling but American Gypsy Lawson, 29, used that exact method to sneak a drugged rhesus monkey into the US in 2008. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
He failed to snap out of a drugged sleep after he had been tranquillized to help move him.
There are admirers of rugged grandeur who are content merely to survey the scene from easy points of vantage.
What about the ideal of rugged individualism, and the popular portrait of divorce as an act of courageous, costly, self-redemptive self-realization?
And conceivably the rugged traits which permit of survival in this contest are passed on to strengthen the generations that follow.
The quazepam I prescribed is in a very small dose and shouldn't make you feel drugged.
Her drugged sis woke and got out. The Sun
In the more rugged eastern part of the region it is a different story. Umbria - the green heart of Italy
Sophia shook her head, shrugged, and continued to skip down the stairs with enthusiasm and pep.
But after the Gathering... so much has happened... "The demon shrugged. TREASON KEEP
London investors shrugged off gloomy jobless news. The Sun
Non-drugged rats that were placed in the complex cages had spiny neurons with increased dendritic branching, reflecting new neuronal development.
Crawford shrugged him off and then clouted the ball from 30 yards with his other foot this time, the right one.
He grinned and shrugged as if he were already in the statehouse. FATAL FLAW
He shrugged out of his jacket and her hands went to his cotton shirt, fumbling in their haste to undo the buttons.
He says players tend to be rugged countryfolk not the crop-carrying plutocrats that soccer buffs are making them out to be. In Soccer-Mad Argentina, the National Sport Is a Lame Duck
Southern RockiesThe Southern Rockies are characterized by rugged, steep mountains, intermontane depressions and open meadows, and high-elevation plateaus composed of dissected, horizontally layered rocks. Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)
Rugged sandstone cliffs rose up from the beach.
If you're feeling intrepid, the rugged interior also offers challenging hikes and cycling. Times, Sunday Times
Systems participating in Advanced Warfighting Experiments should be ruggedized and easily maintainable.
These fences are fairly rugged and can withstand a variety of weather conditions, but they require periodic maintenance.
I had this great adrenalin surge and I walked out feeling exuberant, almost as if I was drugged.
Older people have shrugged off the economic downturn and headed overseas on long trips. Times, Sunday Times
Computers are sealed in a polycarbonate cover and are ruggedized to withstand weather, temperature and physical abuse.
In order to live, we often hidden in rugged case below, pretend to be very strong, however, we still have a lily-white, fragile heart behind the mask.
As we began descending from mountains into the desert, I saw agaves, cacti, and ocotillo thriving on the dry, rugged slopes.
The chambermaid shrugged her shoulders with something about a "punition" and, when asked why they were punished, said that some French prisoners had been brought through Lille a week or two before, and "naturally, the people shouted 'Vive la France!' Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them
Armenia is a rugged, volcanic country with rich mineral resources.
The depression between the ancient northern highland and the southern mountains climbed upward toward a wild landscape that outcropped in rugged crags. The Plains of Passage
His subjects include the rugged, interior domesticity of Kgoro, a rock-circled site where laundry is strung on a line like lanterns.
Gashes and knocks that would put a professional footballer out of action for weeks tend to be shrugged off.
The route gradually rises to crest the rugged mountains, smothered in thick heather and monumental rocky outcrops. The Sun
And while she rescued her drugged Eurydice, her laughter echoed up and down throughout the oubliettes, bouncing back under the high ceiling and between the narrow walls.
With precipitous limestone cliffs, deeply shaded ravines, and clear rocky streams, the Driftless Area is a rugged landscape.
The most phlegmatic, untroubled rebuilder of wobbling innings in the world today, the 35-year-old left hander shrugged off every ball that gloved him and every one that scuttled.
He leaned on his hands and shrugged, indifferent to Curt's attitude.
It's like a marriage between a rugged sport utility and a sporty coupé, but with lots of space and practicality. The Sun
Nothing, in fact, disturbs the grandeur and solemnity of the Mosaical cosmogony, except (as usual) the ruggedness of the bibliolater. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1
He wears a sort of rugged, brown, leather motorcycle jacket and motorcycle boots.
She was allegedly drugged and tethered with a makeshift noose attached to a roof beam. The Sun
Those early models were not much more than modified pickup trucks and truly got some rugged use.
Andorra, which is located between Spain and France, is a rugged land with deep valleys and towering mountains. The EDM SuperBlog
Montana is in fact a beautiful part of the United States, one associated with rugged backwoodsmen and scenic wilderness.
Cale shrugged and stripped down to his usual sleepwear.
The tribal regions are vast, they are rugged and they are often ungoverned.
GI Joe's field boots were basically wartime versions of the rugged brogans familiar to farm labourers and other working stiffs who spent a lot of time on their feet.
The lithologic and physiographic mosaic of Ecoregion 67l is distinct from that of the more rugged Northern Glaciated Ridges (67m), the glaciated and lakestudded plateau of Ecoregion 62b, the Northern Glaciated Shale and Slate Valleys (67k), and the NorthernGlaciated Limestone Valleys (67j). Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)
The doctor drugged his patient quickly.
Horrid streams of a-a have to be cautiously skirted, which after rushing remorselessly over the kindlier lava have heaped rugged pinnacles of brown scoriae into impassable walls. The Hawaiian Archipelago
There are four variations available, which have a specially selected grease and seal for the 'typical' application condition: general, for normal applications concerning speed and cleanliness; high speed, for high rotational speeds; rugged, for extremely dirty operating conditions; and endurer, which is lubrication free under certain conditions. Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news
Hank got up with a groan and, feeling every one of his 46 years, he shrugged his suspenders back over his middle-age paunch.
Damin hesitated for a moment then shrugged, rubbing the handprint that stood out against his tan in the twilight. HARSHINI
Several struck him, piercing his armor and numbing his limbs with cold, but the stoic fighter shrugged it off and rushed the foe again.
Everyone discreetly turned his or her head towards Jordan, ready for the retort, and the angry outburst, but he merely shrugged.

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