How to Use diamond in the rough in a Sentence

diamond in the rough

noun phrase
  • So perhaps the Browns want to find a diamond in the rough.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Relay is the diamond in the rough that film fans are looking for this time of year.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Colorado, hoping for a diamond in the rough, selected him with the 1,143rd overall pick.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Nacua was a diamond in the rough when the Rams drafted him in the fifth round in 2023, but that diamond is shining bright in Los Angeles.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Second-year wide receiver Ladd McConkey, who was a diamond in the rough last year, has picked up his play lately after a slow start to 2025.
    — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • At 10412 Sheldon Road in Elk Grove — about 20 miles south of Sacramento — Cook and her family saw a diamond in the rough.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
  • The goal is to elect a handful of independent candidates to the House of Representatives in 2026, using AI to identify districts where independents could succeed and uncover diamond in the rough candidates.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Running back Cam Skattebo, a fourth-round draft pick in April out of Arizona State University, emerged as a diamond in the rough for the New York Giants before a severe ankle injury this past Sunday ended his season.
    — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

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