rough-and-tumble

Example Sentences

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If EVs are coming for the world, this is the rough-and-tumble frontier.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A stage adaptation can’t duplicate the way Lumet visually distilled the rough-and-tumble New York zeitgeist of the tumultuous early 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Davey Lopes rose from a rough-and-tumble Rhode Island upbringing to become the Dodgers’ leadoff batter and second baseman as part of a historic infield from 1973-1981.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Abstraction meets landscape; painterly application meets rough-and-tumble applications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The rough-and-tumble street life has an energy about it that’s unlike anything else.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz