roughhoused

past tense of roughhouse

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium.
    Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
  • The Seahawks wrestled the division from the Rams in Week 16 when quarterback Sam Darnold completed a do-or-die 2-pointer to tight end Eric Saubert for a 38-37 overtime victory.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Its asymmetrical riff on the classic bucket hat takes the usual cut up a notch.
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026
  • The new non-stop flights will cut up to four hours off travel time compared to current one-stop services.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Many of the children were being abused by adults, according to court records.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2026
  • At the time of the first reports, it was indicated that Pitt abused not only Jolie but also some of the older kids.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Bosch has carried on regardless, and still views the UK as an attractive place to do business.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • In the medieval era, blood feuds carried on for generations; likewise, today’s wars are often rooted in centuries of pain.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Peregrine doesn’t use facial recognition, doesn’t create or collect new data, and builds active flagging mechanisms, not passive ones, when data is misused.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), aka the UK’s data protection watchdog, has now concluded a two-year investigation into the incident and has found that sensitive personal information was indeed deliberately misused.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Aranda slapped an outside changeup on a line down the leftfield line, and the ball struck the screen on the fair side of foul pole for a three-run homer.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • The Days of Our Lives actress slapped Today show anchor Craig Melvin mid-interview.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The sanctuary’s founder, Monika Kerber Perez, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday but has previously denied that the animals were mistreated.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • This time Hilton was speaking in support of two families who filed lawsuits Monday alleging that their children were mistreated at Provo Canyon School, the same facility where Hilton spent almost a year in the late 1990s.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Israeli troops advanced to its outskirts and didn’t enter, but their strikes pummeled what had been an economic powerhouse of Shiite business affluence.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • Holland pummeled Sweden 5-1 and has scored seven goals through its two matches.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
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“Roughhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughhoused. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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