harshened

I thought the reports were that the treatment harshened after Obama was elected…and then continued for a few weeks after his inauguration.

It Was Against The Law | ATTACKERMAN 2009

Well, there were stories that treatment at Gitmo harshened after Obama took office.

It Was Against The Law | ATTACKERMAN 2009

The political climate harshened in the late 1920s, as Mussolini sought a rapprochement with the most powerful conservative force in the country: the Vatican.

Delizia! John Dickie 2008

Apparently Mr. Derr feels that Mr. Milan has both simplified and harshened dog training with his "cookie cutter approach" which is "designed to correct the problems resulting from a failure of the human to be the pack leader and to dominate the dog completely".

Merrill Markoe: Weighing in on Dog Whisperer Controversy 2008

His brow was wrinkled now; his features harshened; the scar upon his face, and the slight distortion which accompanied it, was hidden by a bushy beard from all but himself; and he never forgot it for a day, nor forgot who had given it to him.

Westward Ho! 2007

Mr. Guilfogle was essentially an honest fellow, harshened by The Job; a well-satisfied victim, with the imagination clean gone out of him, so that he took follow-up letters and the celerity of office-boys as the only serious things in the world.

Our Mr. Wrenn 2004

A faint bitter edge harshened his tone and then he buried his mouth with sensual force in the extended length of her throat.

The Arabian Mistress Graham, Lynne 2001

It did not matter that her clothes were dirty and torn, her complexion harshened and her lips chapped.

Ship Of Destiny Hobb, Robin 2000

"We'd better hope the curse takes only her!" said an age-harshened voice.

If I Pay Thee Not In Gold Lackey, Mercedes 1993

"No you won't," the voice, from the doorway to the sleeping chamber, was at once both uncertain and much harshened by weakness.

A Case Of Conscience Blish, James 1953