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 been rough out here,” he told me.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2023
It was just hard — the independent film business is rough, and it’s been rough out there for a while.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023
“If a jock showed even the slightest trace of cowardice,” wrote Arcaro, “it could get awfully rough out there.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
