Examples of roughhouse in a Sentence

Noun their parents simply wouldn't tolerate any roughhouse in the living room Verb The kids were roughhousing in the living room.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Phil bitterly watches from a distance while his fellow cowhands roughhouse, bathe together and chase prostitutes at a local saloon. — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021 Chewy orecchiette roughhouse with big hunks of sausage and broccolini, enrobed in a rich goat cheese fonduta. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 16 July 2019 In one such glimpse of sublimity, a group of young Native American rodeo riders drink beer, roughhouse, and sing songs in the immensity of the Badlands surrounding the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018 There’s also a chance McGregor flusters him with the same kind of roughhouse tactics that worked for Marcos Maidana in their first fight. — Tim Dahlberg, The Seattle Times, 24 Aug. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb According to one 2020 study, children who roughhouse with their fathers are better able to control their emotions and less likely to have behavioral problems. — Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 4 Jan. 2022 As shown in footage captured by KING-TV, the pair were hesitant at first, sniffing each other out, but quickly warmed up to one another and began to play and roughhouse. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 15 Nov. 2021 Now, on the pool deck, the boys tussle and roughhouse with the zeal of Labrador puppies, slugging each other lovingly in the shoulders and then retreating with giggles like ninnies. — Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 From ABC News, video shows some bear cubs roughhousing at a wildlife park in South Dakota. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 22 May 2020 Three police recruits have resigned in the wake of internal affairs investigations into their roles in the serious injury of a fellow student during roughhousing in a dorm at the state’s basic training academy. — oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2020 The boys cracked jokes, roughhoused and argued about who was the cutest girl in the shelter. — Paulina Villegas, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2019 That summer, Boulger broke his arm while roughhousing with friends, forcing him out of the contact-heavy sports. — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Sep. 2019 Family photos depict their father cuddling and roughhousing with this sons, and posing in front of a fire truck with a young Leonard. — Anne Barnard, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2019 See More

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