despite his gruffness
hiding his gruffness
with gruffness apparent
showed some gruffness
overcoming gruffness
a touch of gruffness
masked his gruffness
ignoring gruffness
dealing with gruffness
exposed gruffness
despite his gruffness, he had a kind heart.
her gruffness stemmed from years of dealing with difficult clients.
he tried to mask his gruffness with a sarcastic joke.
the old man’s gruffness softened when he saw the children.
she misinterpreted his gruffness as rudeness.
his gruffness was a defense mechanism against vulnerability.
the bartender’s gruffness was legendary among the regulars.
she ignored his gruffness and focused on the task at hand.
he displayed a surprising amount of gruffness when challenged.
the gruffness in his voice belied a deep sadness.
she found his gruffness endearing, in a strange way.
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