Use "gruff" in a sentence

1. that makes us sound gruff and uncaring when it comes to improving our appearances

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2. ’ I said, my voice gruff

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3. very grouchy, and was dismissive and gruff with his

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4. Nevertheless, within this rather gruff exterior, there really did

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5. “You there!” came a gruff call from the road

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6. "Alec? You there boy?" The voice was gruff and loud, even though stifled by the door

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7. ‘The gates are opened for no-one,’ came the gruff,

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8. "Master Brice, was it absolutely necessary to bring this man along?" The voice was masculine, gruff, and emitted from the taller of the two hooded figures who had finally arrived with their cumbersome load

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9. " The voice was gruff but pretended to be soft for the elderly woman's sake

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10. "Really, lad? Solo Ki is here? In my Inn?" Grimgy said, his gruff voice filled with excitement

11. a never-ending night," he said, speaking with the gruff voice of a man

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12. extremely gruff one as I have so often done in this life and maybe

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13. stick banged against metal and a gruff voice started shouting

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14. a gruff gent by the name of Josiah Brown

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15. hard when she heard his gruff voice

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16. Lieutenant Keith with his gruff manner and stern tone, but he

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17. But as we stopped outside Elijah’s house they moved past us saying a gruff “Morning

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18. In a gruff voice he said, ‘If we increase in units of fifty in ten second intervals we can better ascertain a response

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19. ‘Thought I'd given up on my rebellious daughter?’ His gruff voice thinned by the poor quality of the scrambled signal

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20. Then they’ll be nice, fat, and tender for the selling block!” He let loose a gruff laugh and started to unshackle the younglings

21. At that, they all started laughing—even the normally gruff Osgood Thrip, who for the first time in years felt a smidgen of warmth in his heart

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22. although his voice was deep and gruff

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23. Her dark blue powdered eyes pierced my core with spits of fire as she told me to sit and wait in a gruff voice which I presumed she had inherited from all the cigarettes she clearly smoked

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24. He greeted me in a gruff deep voice becoming of his size

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25. She was elderly and friendly, clearly very experienced in her field, and when she spoke her voice was uncharacteristically gruff

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26. Still, though it was gruff it was filled with concern and gentleness

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27. Uncle Hobart came up beside me, his gruff voice sharp in my ear, "Told yer, didn't I? It's the gift yer see

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28. "What yer want then?" his gruff voice hissed in my ear

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29. His gruff tone and off-hand comment didn"t come as a total surprise to me

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30. A glazed look of mock awe covered Amonas face and his gruff voice added tremendously to the intended comical effect:

31. He answered back, his strong gruff voice undimmed by the blanket of vegetation all around them:

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32. A spitting noise could be heard approaching and the familiar gruff voice of Belver

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33. Amonas shushed him and answered with strain in his voice, its gruff tone exaggeratedly harsh

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34. He managed to ask Hilderich with his usually gruff voice sounding even more coarse:

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35. Agrippa spoke in the gruff undertones of Amonas, this time almost true to his original timbre:

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36. A gruff voice made be jump

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37. He dialled the local station and a gruff voice answered,

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38. The weenies in the insurance agency said I was gruff, and then I was in a “I told you so” position regarding the bankruptcies where EI stood to receive only pennies on the dollar, and then, only after many years of bankruptcy court proceedings

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39. “Jemelda, what would you have us do?” Thomas’s gruff question made the cook jump and she blinked at him, hoping he did not pick up her uncertainty in the cave’s shifting shadows

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40. At the last two lines however, Thomas’ gruff voice joined hers and doubled the blessing

41. And that gruff Colonel Lochert; Terry Holt stared at him with fascination

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42. Hearing that gruff voice, Halfdan smiled

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43. I was kinda glad he had that gruff manner, now

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44. Their leader was a gruff old veteran named He Who Does Not Want To Hear About It

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45. His gruff greeting was followed by a big hug which Natalie thought would squash her ribs

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46. “WHO COMES HERE!” bellowed a gruff voice

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47. But Zach flinched as a gruff voice shouted, and the burly form of Jed came marching out of the farmhouse

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48. He heard gruff dog barking in reply, and Edwin found himself hoping to see Blossom’s black bulk charging from the shadows

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49. A gruff cop voice: “Looks like that kid on TV … what the heck …”

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50. Gruff man stopped suddenly, and I saw his companion struggling with a large trapdoor in the floor

51. Gruff man lay to my right, his arm with the handgun clutched in its fist having fallen back to his side, a smug smile on his face

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52. I looked at the wounded body of gruff man, wanting to make him pay

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53. Gruff man was dead

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54. “Is this June Stokes?” The voice was gruff, as if the man on the other end of the phone was getting over a bout with laryngitis

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55. Faintly through the casement there came the clank of marching men in armor; gruff voices shouted in an alien tongue, and cries of alarm mingled with the shouts

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56. with a whisper rough and gruff

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57. "The interrogators aren’t ready," said the gruff voice, and the guards pushed him back to his cell

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58. "What is it that you want?" asks Grailem in a gruff voice,

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59. ” Then in the gruff voice of an old cartoon character she called out, “It’s clobbering time!”

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60. "Come in, it's open!" the gruff voice behind the door commanded

61. They smiled in return with gruff untrusting glares that made their mustaches twitch a bit

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62. The simple little man was still intimidating with his gruff aloof manner

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63. “Why have your brought these wretched creatures here to domain to disrupt our peace?” Stralin said a gruff voice

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64. Sam was a bit gruff when he entered his office

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65. someone and when you get his answering machine, in a rather gruff voice leave this message: “We’ll be over tomorrow morning with the backhoe to start digging

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66. They were evidently not members of the hotel staff, for their appearances were too gruff and coarse for employees of such an esteemed and luxurious resort; their identities 148

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67. The door was promptly answered, and a gruff male voice greeted her warily though with a trace of annoyance

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68. He said a gruff ‘Good Morning

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69. “What do ya have?” Dan asked in a gruff voice

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70. thing,” he said in a gruff tone, and he and Sal rode over to the tree that

71. “I don’t think so,” Pete answered in a gruff tone before he cast

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72. Barron said in his gruff voice as he removed his Stetson and approached

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73. “Read the paper today, Maynwaring?” a gruff voice called out from

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74. And surprise surprise, mother dearest was gruff and

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75. they unpacked the food, one standing gruff and awkward to one side, as happy as a big

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76. “Be careful,” he said over his shoulder in his gruff voice

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77. “Wickland!” Higgins’s gruff voice bellowed so loudly it sounded as if he were just in the outer office

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78. Puller, a barrel-chested man with a rather ugly face and a gruff attitude, smiled as he stepped back from her to contemplate her

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79. Keep me posted,' Voltor said in a gruff voice

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80. He was not the typical Tarmorian male with the gruff exterior, crude manners, and grumbling voice, instead his personality and characteristics portrayed a natural charm, elegance, and touch of class

81. Underneath that gruff looking exterior, he appeared to be very respectful

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82. "So far they've only caught one of them," said a gruff voice

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83. " The gruff voice was obviously not happy with the situation

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84. The man who had uncovered it leaned over and in a low gruff whisper said, "Join a gang or die

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85. They had gotten about half way around the pit when a gruff voice yelled, "Ben Hillar, step out of formation

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86. "Good morning," he said in a gruff and rather unfriendly voice

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87. "Don't move," a gruff voice says as a

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88. Turenne was a gruff, old soldier with decades of experience and who was adored by his men

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89. Joshua announced in his usual gruff voice: “Pay attention, newcomers

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90. At the next pre-shift meal, Joshua, pointing to Monty, Ernie and Syd, announced from the top of the hillock in his gruff voice: “You’re coming with me today

91. said, his voice a bit gruff

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92. “Watch where you step,” reprimanded a young, gruff voice

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93. a gruff voice, female but not feminine

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94. “Hello…can you hear me?” It was the gruff but gentle voice of detective

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95. Though gruff in his exterior deportment, Brother Benedict had taken this vow even as a novice

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96. The giant nodded with a gruff and stormed off in the

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97. ” He lifted the bottle of Captain Morgan in front of his lips and started singing in a gruff voice

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98. The monstrosity overhead answered in his gruff feral-sounding voice and walked away towards his companion

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99. He instead chided the guards, pointing in the direction of Odalia and in his gruff language told them that arriving in the capital city by the next day was far more important than pursing anything else

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100. “Court is now in session!” A gruff voice bellowed throughout the chamber