roughed up
Example Sentences
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May has gone at least five innings in each of his five starts, getting roughed up in only one while posting a 3.95 ERA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
Over the weekend, he posted a long message complaining that the New York Times was planning to report that he’d gotten roughed up, injuring his shoulder, in a sparring match with an agency jujitsu instructor.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2025
Now, once again, India’s corporate champion has been roughed up.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Zack Steffen was roughed up in his first start for Colorado.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
Pap roughed up Stanky’s neck and said, “What a dog!”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
