rough
Example Sentences
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He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A women's rough sleeping census carried out by two charities - Solace Women's Aid and the Single Homeless Project - found that 1,406 women had slept rough in the previous three months.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“I showed my wife some rough footage,” the surgeon said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Stocks are setting up for another rough day, led by tech, as a crucial consumer-price inflation report looms.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The basement floor felt rough and grainy, and then I realized it wasn’t a floor at all; it was packed dirt.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
