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Adjective
The Spurs are playing a different sport right now, a roughshod edition of basketball full of vitriol, precision and destruction.—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 23 May 2026 But would even the biggest box-office bump justify such roughshod mistreatment of primary material?—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
Supporters of Palestine Action and civil liberties groups said the arrests for peaceful protest ride roughshod over free speech and the right to protest.—ABC News, 15 June 2026 Tom Brady and Randy Moss ran roughshod over the entire league, setting all sorts of passing records in the process and guiding the Pats to a perfect 16-0 regular season.—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for roughshod