How to Use in the rough in a Sentence
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Morikawa was in the rough just over the top of the hole and his chip came up well short.
—Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
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If Brown falls to No. 27, the Heat might have found a diamond in the rough.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2022
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From a gnarly lie in the rough, his third shot from 116 yards found the barranca in front of the green.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
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And then Vick found a fairway bunker off the 18th tee and laid up in the rough with Stark in the middle of the fairway.
—Doug Ferguson, ajc, 14 Aug. 2021
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Tiger has a blind shot to the green from an uphill lie in the rough, with wind and a hard-breaking green.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
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Morikawa's approach on the playoff hole sailed a touch long, causing the ball to skip over the green and land in the rough.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
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And yet, even in the rough ending, there were signs of a team capable of so much more.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
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The best relievers, like Díaz, are the diamonds in the rough with a few unique traits.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
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Each record has one of these diamonds in the rough that just feels like flying to me.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2023
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If that sounds like hunting for a diamond in the rough, that’s what Style is.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 1 June 2022
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Ended up being in the rough there and not making birdie there.
—Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2021
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The Bears and the other teams involved noticed a diamond in the rough.
—Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2022
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The guards at checkpoint No. 15 spoke Russian in the rough accent of the Caucasus.
—Mstyslav Chernov, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2022
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On the 18th, Stevens put his drive in the rough and sent his second shot well left of the target — behind the group of spectators around the 18th green.
—Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2023
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Zalatoris’ tee shot collided with a tree to the right of the fairway and landed in the rough.
—Dallas News, 20 May 2022
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Who knows, maybe the Frogs will find another diamond in the rough with Salter.
—Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
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After bombing his drive well left of the green, his ball settled in the rough in a spot nearly behind the 16th tee box.
—Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2021
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Also, be sure to read about my three diamonds in the rough from those workouts.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2022
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That said, there are usually a few diamonds in the rough.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 16 June 2022
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Carol Shutt describes her east Louisville home as a diamond in the rough.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2022
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Rescuers were able to quickly find and rescue the teenager in the rough waters but were unable to locate the man, the post said.
—Nic Anderson, CNN, 10 June 2023
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Who, in that summer of suffering, was going to send a woman with a gaping head wound back to camp in the rough?
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
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Here are my three diamonds in the rough from Friday’s workouts.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2022
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Here are my three diamonds in the rough from Sunday’s workouts.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022
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Goodwill is the go-to place for secondhand shoppers who are always on the hunt for a diamond in the rough.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2022
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After a penalty drop, his approach up the hill started left and never cut back, landing in the rough.
—Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2022
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His teammate, Olave, stepped up, and Day eventually pulled in a diamond in the rough.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022
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With that in mind, there are two moves investors can make to reposition themselves for the next leg of the market cycle: Seek the diamonds in the rough.
—WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022
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The one exception: Justin Thomas hit a ball in the rough onto the green from 100 yards away, a distance where touring pros are thinking about getting the ball to within a few feet from the hole, not just on the putting surface.
—Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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But in the rough world of politics, opponents are not about to let personal embarrassments lay to rest.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
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