rough-and-ready
Example Sentences
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To call this the rough-and-ready style of a workshop would not do as an excuse: A workshop requires workmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The rough-and-ready stemmed projectile points, made from whatever rocks were on hand, differ significantly from so-called Clovis points.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 22, 2022
From the genteel Thomas the Tank Engine to the rough-and-ready racecar Lightning McQueen, children’s entertainment has been filled with talking cartoon vehicles that run on feelings as much as on fuel.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022
According to an annual survey of new vehicle owners from the consumer-research firm Strategic Vision, the vast majority almost never employ their rough-and-ready vehicles for towing or off-roading.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2022
He was pretty rough-and-ready himself and had no problems taking me out in public.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
