rough diamond
Example Sentences
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Everyone knew Jackson was a rough diamond, having played just 1,758 minutes of top-flight football, but he quickly established himself as Chelsea's starting striker.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
De Beers, the world's largest rough diamond producer by value, said in a recent report that while global diamond jewellery demand would hold above pre-pandemic levels in 2023, the economic landscape was difficult.
From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023
Becker signalled he would focus on the mental side of the game and described Rune as “a rough diamond that needs polishing.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023
The rough diamond is then cut and polished to your specifications.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023
But young Manet was so determined that he was at last allowed by his bourgeois parents to have his way, and was sent to study under that very rough diamond Couture.
From Six Centuries of Painting by Davies, Randall
