in the rough

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chiefly US
: in an unfinished or rough state
He admired the beauty of nature in the rough.
Some of the turquoise is polished and some is in the rough.

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Footage of the rescue, shared on Facebook by the AMSA, showed the boat rocking around in the rough seas as rescuers extracted the rower. — Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025 The Salt Lake City native faced Young again on the 13th hole and managed to get his ball to within nine feet of the hole with a birdie putt, while his opponent left his ball in the rough. — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 She was last seen struggling in the rough waters, with waves reaching heights up to nine feet, local news outlet Khaosod English reported. — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024 However, when looking for that second ball, Gonzalez appeared to find one in the rough. — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for in the rough

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