How to use "harsh" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "harsh" in popular movie and book plots

  • The four survive the harsh encounter and make it back to land.  - Jaws: The Revenge
  • They all had identical harsh stories that helped him learn how "I arrived at being me".  - Something's Gotta Give (film)
  • This is a lesson in the harsh realities of high society.  - Père Goriot
  • Horton waits on the egg for months, bearing harsh weather conditions and having to decide whether to keep Mayzie's promise or find the Whos.  - Seussical
  • In Calcutta, Shambu and Kanhaiya face a harsh welcome.  - Do Bigha Zamin
  • The fantasy women attack Guido with harsh truths about himself and his sex life, and Guido literally whips them back into shape.  -
  • They evade Moodoo several times, receiving aid from strangers in the harsh Australian country they travel.  - Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)
  • Heartened by the news, everyone apologizes for their harsh words, and Anne dreams of being back in school by the fall.  - The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film)
  • After an unusually harsh beating Y becomes angry, and he offers to let her beat him.  - Lies (film)
  • The harsh experiences on the tour result in Billie taking drugs which Harry supplies.  - Lady Sings the Blues (film)
  • Duo reasons that reality is harsh and that he is tired of it.  - The Animatrix
  • The attempt to round Cape Horn fails due to harsh weather, and the ship is obliged to take the longer eastern route.  - The Bounty
  • After a string of harsh political changes, small pockets of rebellion emerge but are mostly ineffective against Lassic's iron rule.  - Phantasy Star (video game)
  • ") Judas is horrified upon beholding Jesus's harsh treatment by the authorities.  - Jesus Christ Superstar
  • mrs Reed then enlists the aid of the harsh mr Brocklehurst, director of Lowood Institution, a charity school for girls.  - Jane Eyre
  • He hears his own harsh words: "She's so deliciously low.  - My Fair Lady

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