rough-housing

Example Sentences

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“The child was rough-housing with his brother,” Parlatore said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022

“I can’t. I can recall a lot of rough-housing with guys,” Judge said.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2018

“I can recall a lot of rough-housing with guys,” he said in an interview with the Weekly Standard.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2018

"I can recall a lot of rough-housing with guys," Judge said.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2018

With your college students and professors rough-housing de soda-water stands and dem rubber-neck coaches fillin' de streets, de folks down here are 'fraid to go out of de houses.

From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.