How to Use in rough in a Sentence

in rough

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• The process left him in rough shape.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• The lighthouse was in rough shape.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• That kind of prolonged heat has left the greens in rough shape.
  — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• Even in rough terrain, the shell and tongue didn’t beat my shins to a pulp.
  — Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
• But the place was in rough shape, with repairs on the couple’s dime.
  — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 30 July 2023
• That legacy is what has the power to keep you afloat in rough waters.
  — Victoria Kennedy, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Crew members sleep in narrow bunk beds, which some sailors can be thrown out of in rough seas.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
• The pilot then climbs a rope ladder, sometimes in rough seas, to board the ship.
  — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
• The fox — soon named Hope — was in rough shape, and the outlook didn’t look promising.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• Nigel is in need of a new foster parent or owner after he was found in rough shape.
  — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
• The slinky was a surefire way to secure naval instruments in rough seas.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
• The dog was found in rough shape but is recovering, rescuers said.
  — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
• Rescuers found Davis awake in rough terrain past the dead end of a forested road.
  — Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
• To be fair, the Ford Raptor looked to be in rough shape after his rollover.
  — New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
• Daniels wasn’t the only player who came out of Thursday’s loss in rough shape.
  — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• The team then retrieved the tags, some of which floated 50 miles away in rough water.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
• The couple purchased the home with hopes of restoring it after seeing in in rough shape.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• The Australian kestrel is a master of stationary flight in rough air.
  — New Atlas, 2 July 2026
• Here are our favorite concepts from this past year, in rough order of preference.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2025
• And dads are much more likely to take part in rough and tumble play and at a much higher frequency than mums.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
• Let’s run down the company’s slate, in rough order of strongest to weakest, to see.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
• Ahead of the storm, lobstermen moved their boats and traps inland so they wouldn't be damaged in rough waters.
  — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Cargo ships can lose anywhere from a single container to hundreds at a time in rough seas.
  — Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
• At least two boats overturned in rough conditions and needed rescues near the entrance this fall.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
• But naturally, that genetic code was in rough shape.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
• That said, being decades old and used daily, their gorgeous blue cotton twill upholstery is in rough shape.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
• The second-year quarterback looked — even in rough moments — like a kid in a London sweets shop.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
• Love's 2024 season started off in rough fashion.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
• The brush fire was in rough terrain, so fire fighters were unable to use water and instead created the break.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2022
• The operators were preparing to board in rough seas when one of them slipped from a ladder, these people said.
  — Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024