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My little brother ran through the living room stark naked.

His death is a stark warning to other people about the dangers of drugs.

stark aesthetic

You ought to face the stark reality.

Looking up, I see a woman with stark black hair making her way toward me.

The contrast with his predecessor, George W Bush – whose final year in the White House was greeted by Oliver Stone’s scathing biopic, W – could not be starker.

I like the stark decor of this room.

stark white walls

The children were splashing in the river, stark naked.

That is in stark contrast to what stone says in the press and interviews

The stark gaps that exist between...

in stark contrast

A smile transformed his stern face. / You'll find I'm stern but fair.

We face stern opposition.

a stern face/expression/look

He looks stern.

Her stern look got him to quit talking.

he looks like a very stern doctor

Silvia had a stern father who never praised her.

His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.

He looks stern, but actually he's very kind.

Journalists received a stern warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.

About time we had some stern northern leadership.

Even though the professor was stern, we knew he cared deeply about his students and wanted them all to succeed.

The definition of stern is someone who is very serious or strict.

The box with the baits was under the stern of the skiff.

sterner penalties for drug offences

You're tough.

He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.

He seems like a softy on the surface, but at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.

The heart itself is nothing more nor less than a large, tough, leather-like muscle.

It must be nice having someone who sticks around even when times get tough.

1. A customs officer was asking him lots of tough questions. / 2. Tough luck!

Whoo! Today's practice is tough - much harder than usual.

After having spent so much money on Christmas gifts, she found herself in a tough spot.

You should invest a little bit of your income into your career in these tough economic times.

No sooner had we finished working on one tough problem than the president sent us yet another straight from the top.

I'm sure it's tough taking part in the activities of two clubs, but good luck!

Work on the boat is tough but I can't see myself in any other profession.

The surgeon remarked that his patient was tough and that he should make a full recovery with no aftereffects.

It was a tough job. They asked some tough questions. Recently she’s had a tough time. It’s tough being married to a cop.

Earth we're finding that life in very primitive form exists in the most extreme environments, these are the so called 'extremophiles' that exist at the bottom of the oceans... So life is much, much tougher.