0 If someone is described as being made of sterner stuff, they are very strong and determined:
We are made of sterner stuff than that.
The unemployed in those days were perhaps made of sterner stuff and were more self-disciplined.
I thought that she was made of sterner stuff.
I think the nerves of butchers are made of sterner stuff.
Next time they may be made of sterner stuff.
Senju is made of sterner stuff than her delicate looks would suggest.
