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Examples of roughen in a Sentence
Roughen the surface with a file before you apply the glue.
Her hands were roughened by years of hard work.
Age caused his skin to roughen.
Recent Examples of roughen from the Web
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The sandpaper was used in an attempt to roughen one side of the ball, which changes its aerodynamics while bowling — similar to a pitcher tampering with a baseball.
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Textured implants have roughened surfaces that may act as an irritant in some women, provoking inflammation that can lead to lymphoma, researchers say.
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Which meant that scores of atmosphere, delicacy and refinement were roughened by the acoustics.
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Nearly all the cases have been linked to implants with a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering.
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Nearly all the cases have been linked to implants with a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering.
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Nearly all the cases have been linked to implants with a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering.
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Nearly all the cases have been linked to implants with a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering.
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Nearly all the cases have been linked to implants with a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering.
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: to become rough or cause (something) to become rough
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