Use of gruff in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include gruff at the start of sentence, gruff at the end of sentence and gruff in the middle of sentence

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gruff at the start of sentence


  1. Gruff and inordinately self-reliant, Gordon was highly conservative in attitude, theology, and lifestyle.

gruff at the end of sentence


  1. His voice became gruff.
  2. His manner can be rather gruff.
  3. Bill's voice was thick and gruff.
  4. And when he wept he was not gruff.

gruff in the middle of sentence


  1. He was kind of gruff and all.
  2. He could be gruff and monosyllabic.
  3. A gruff male voice bade them enter.
  4. A gruff voice commanded us to enter.
  5. "If you must, " came the gruff reply.
  6. His gruff hoarse voice struck my ears.
  7. Dad can be gruff and impatient at times.
  8. He hid his feelings behind a gruff abruptness.
  9. He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.
  10. Behind his gruff exterior, she finds a sweet soul.
  11. Belle finds a sweet soul behind his gruff exterior.
  12. His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.
  13. He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him.
  14. Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted.
  15. Hatecore, as the music is known, is gruff, loud and guitar-driven.
  16. Cathy's mother had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband.
  17. He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.
  18. Don't beput off by his gruff exterior; he's really very kind underneath.
  19. The actor gives his usual gruff delivery, meant to convince us he's honest.
  20. He muttered gruff compliments and showed his student how to prepare a palette.
  21. He heard a man's gruff voice and a loud slap, followed by familiar lilting laughter.
  22. You listen to his gruff voice giving orders to his crew as they row him out to his ketch.
  23. He alarmed us as children: he had a gruff manner, a game leg and a pronounced cast in one eye.
  24. A lonely and gruff soul, Glam was exceedingly ugly with rough hair and skin, though very loyal to his employer.

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tefillin -
چمڑے کی ڈبیا جس میں عبرانی کا نُسخہ تورات چمڑے پر لکھا ہوا یا کڑھا ہوا ہوتا ہے
(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer