roughage

Example Sentences

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The effects of fibre were first discovered in the 1970s, when it was believed that fibre was just "hard roughage stuff" that helped our bodies get rid of waste, explains Whelan.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Awards season always brings a parade of Very Important Cinema to theaters, most of which have the appeal of roughage.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

They eat a lot of plant material and roughage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Although this heap of roughage looks as if it should be taken for medicinal purposes only, the greens have lost their ferocious raw quality after being thoroughly kneaded with a Caesar-like dressing.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

The intestines were evidently intended for a little roughage, and it might as well come partly from wheat as from other sources.

From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.