rough outline
Example Sentences
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He gave me a very rough outline of the show, of the character ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
The filmmakers have a rough outline for part two, and preparations are in place to shoot later this year, which would allow it to come out in late 2027 or 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
But the memo included two titbits of extra information - the precise figure allegedly involved in the case, and a rough outline of how long cases were taking to come to court.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Researchers can provide a rough outline for the protein they want, then a diffusion model can generate its three-dimensional shape.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
One interesting activity is to quickly draw a rough outline of the US at the time it gained independence from Britain.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
