rough draft
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
If journalism is democracy’s rough draft, as the saying goes, transparency is the paper it’s printed on.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
“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
“Journalism is supposed to be the first rough draft of history, and no one was writing that draft,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
Khrushchev dictated a rough draft of a defiant response to the Americans.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
