rough
Example Sentences
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Congolese mining towns tend to be porous and migrant-heavy, rough, difficult places to live in some of the country’s roughest, most difficult areas, where there is plenty of reason to distrust outsiders.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
As a rough guide, fill a quarter of your plate with protein foods, such as meat, fish, beans, lentils or chickpeas, at every meal.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Vicky Graybill, 76, remembers asking her parents for a loan to help buy Christmas presents for her children during a rough financial patch in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The rough exterior was the result of a hailstorm in Oklahoma two weeks ago.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
