Case-hardened (Adjective)
Meaning
Used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- A veteran journalist, she had grown case-hardened over the years, rarely allowing herself to get emotional about the stories she covered.
- The police detective was a case-hardened professional who had seen it all, but even he was shaken by the brutality of the crime.
- After years of dealing with difficult customers, the gruff store owner had become a case-hardened entrepreneur with little patience for complaints.
- As a case-hardened war correspondent, she had developed a thick skin, able to report on even the most horrific scenes without flinching.
- Facing a case-hardened judge who had a reputation for handing down harsh sentences, the defendant's lawyer knew he had his work cut out for him.