roughest
Example Sentences
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Congolese mining towns tend to be porous and migrant-heavy, rough, difficult places to live in some of the country’s roughest, most difficult areas, where there is plenty of reason to distrust outsiders.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
“It’s the roughest patch I’ve ever had,” said Foreman, who has been buying toy brands since the early 1990s and went through a bankruptcy-court reorganization of debt last year and Covid-related supply bottlenecks before that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
After the difficult start to the game, Scott credited Harris for helping the specialists move past the roughest plays.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024
Mustafa Suleyman grew up in subsidized housing in one of London’s roughest areas.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024
He was courteous, respectful and soft-spoken to elders, but on the playground he chose to play the roughest games.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
