Almost every military Wolf lived a roughshod life early on, often taking a beating from over-eager soldiers.—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024 Toshiro Mifune and six other badass rōnin square off against bandits who’ve been riding roughshod humble villagers in Akira Kurosawa’s epic 1954 action tale set in feudal Japan.—Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
Adverb
The sense of place and time has been run over roughshod.—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024 The Bruins ran roughshod over the NHL this season, but the playoffs mark a different, often more unfair, season.—Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for roughshod
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