rough out

Example Sentences

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It is rough out there for job seekers, unless they are looking for work in healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

"When you're shopping for a big family like mine, it's rough out here," she told the BBC while shopping for groceries and taking children to appointments across town.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

“It’s rough out here. There’s no bathroom or water, you’re nauseous all the time,” Darby, 40, said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

“It’s been rough out here,” he told me.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2023

But in my writing life, I at least have some notion of procedure: do the research, make the outline, rough out a draft, etc.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich