in rough

idiom

British
: in an unfinished form
The plans were done in rough for preapproval.

Examples of in rough in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cargo ships can lose anywhere from a single container to hundreds at a time in rough seas. Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024 Milliseconds could make the difference in rough seas between a flying pyramid or an upside-down, sinking pyramid and no more Tom Cruises. New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2024 The voters live all across Arizona, spaced in rough proportion to the state's population centers and remote areas. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2024 Stricken in rough seas and with their yacht taking on water, two people were rescued almost 24 hours after the vessel became stranded off Australia's southern coast, officials said Tuesday. Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in rough 

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“In rough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rough. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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