run roughshod over
Example Sentences
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But commercialism has won out over art, which is to say obviousness has run roughshod over subtlety.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
We get a vicarious thrill from watching the narcissist run roughshod over people's feelings or exploit others without shame.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
After making waves in the voice-acting space, it was perhaps inevitable that this technology would run roughshod over the recorded music industry, perhaps taking the easy route through some of its biggest hitmakers.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2023
But he focused on the repercussions when a firm like FTX, which was based in the Bahamas, can run roughshod over the U.S. economy.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022
This thing of letting a cur like that run roughshod over a man on account of a girl that didn't care was plumb idiotic.
From Rowdy of the Cross L by Bower, B. M.
