: having the characteristics of or suitable for a roughneck
Examples of roughneck in a Sentence
Noun
a town overrun by roughnecks
a group of roughnecks like to hang out at the roadhouse and harass people
Adjective
their roughneck antics were amusing only if you were as drunk as they were
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Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Set in the oil boomtowns of West Texas, ‘Landman’ uses Thornton’s character, crisis manager Tommy Norris, as the anchor for an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling an industry that shapes the world’s climate, economy, and politics.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Solomon’s estranged roughneck father (Chris Bauer) hawks macho health supplements and scams Solomon into becoming one of his salesmen.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Times are uncertain for those old-school roughnecks that still go to work every day in the patch; their numbers are much smaller in size as operations move at the speed of light due to efficiency; new workers come in with new skills.
—Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Set in the oil boomtowns of West Texas, ‘Landman’ uses Thornton’s character, crisis manager Tommy Norris, as the anchor for an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling an industry that shapes the world’s climate, economy, and politics.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Adjective
The term 'roughneck' conjures up images of rough-looking, greasy oilfield workers, sort of an iconic visual depiction, like those of cowboys of the old West.
—Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Solomon’s estranged roughneck father (Chris Bauer) hawks macho health supplements and scams Solomon into becoming one of his salesmen.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Roughneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughneck. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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