ride roughshod over
Example Sentences
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Critics say PSNs are being used for projects with minimal domestic benefit, including industrial zones managed by foreign companies, and allow developers to ride roughshod over environmental and rights protections.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
A mayor’s cowardice allows an outlaw to ride roughshod over the citizens of a desolate frontier town.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020
Companies with big enough budgets can often ride roughshod over the planning system, beating cash-strapped councils and volunteer community groups.
From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2019
“People seldom achieve great things without being willing to ride roughshod over the opposition,” the authors note.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2018
Zach Powers, Lena Young, and their crowd ride roughshod over a lot of people.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
