rough draft
Example Sentences
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By then Warsh will have voted on interest rates at least twice, sat through one Treasury refunding announcement, and presided over the rough draft of his proposed Fed-Treasury accord.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
“Companion” is a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025
"But at home I'd painted a rough draft on cardboard. So later I took this and placed it by the memorial."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024
A fascinating curio that speaks to many contemporary issues, “Biosphere” feels like a rough draft, as it hasn’t been honed to a degree that allows it to fully penetrate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023
They turned into themselves so steadily and inevitably that each seemed to be the original of yesterday’s rough draft.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
