How to Use roughshod in a Sentence

roughshod

adverb
  • On one side are those who assert the Schaufelds are trying to run roughshod over the town.
    — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2020
  • More inbound pathogen might further increase the amount of virus that sticks around to run roughshod over the body.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Most fans remember how opposing teams have run roughshod in the past.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Man does not live by half a loaf while riding roughshodover a house divided against itself.
    — Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • This wouldn’t be the first time Musk has run roughshod over laws or regulations.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
  • Similar to that game, the offense was a bit slow to start, but thereafter ran roughshod.
    — Steve Goldstein, Glendale News-Press, 8 Sep. 2017
  • But these challenges don’t mean that gig companies can run roughshod over their workers.
    — Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Both series seem to run roughshod over what was established in earlier movies and shows.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2022
  • For now, the problem of elite teams running roughshod over them is problematic.
    — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Saban added some key pieces from the transfer portal and looked ready to run roughshod across college football.
    — John Talty | [email protected], al, 6 Nov. 2022
  • As a result, the initial response in the lungs doesn’t fully rev up, letting the virus run roughshod.
    — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 28 Aug. 2020
  • This is America, where bodies fall from balconies and cops run roughshod and gangs steal cars and kids wear masks.
    — Solomon Jones, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
  • For nine games, the Royals have run roughshod over a rotating cast of opponents.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 28 July 2017
  • Christian Vasser has run roughshod over opponents for most of the season.
    — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The Crimson Tide has run roughshod over its alleged competitors.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 10 July 2017
  • Working with artists to ensure that the conditions of display don't run roughshod over their intentions is a start.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2018
  • Georgia has run roughshod over the competition with the help of its dominant defense.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2021
  • This time around, Finnegan has sealed the security holes that let his attackers run roughshod over his business.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
  • Above all else, the Big East cleared space for college basketball in a world increasingly run roughshod by the pigskin.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The panel also slammed Brown for letting McMahon run roughshod during the trial.
    — John Simerman, NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The Heat’s best chance to win could come down to slowing Simmons, who is running roughshod through the Association right now.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • While Toronto’s star guards produced in the clutch, the defense threw up roadblocks after the Bucks ran roughshod all over the court on Thursday night.
    — Genaro C. Armas, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2017
  • The Kings did away with that by running roughshod over the Ducks in a 6-2 annihilation Friday night.
    — Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 9 May 2017
  • Supporters of Palestine Action and civil liberties groups said the arrests for peaceful protest ride roughshod over free speech and the right to protest.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • The Court can deny review and once again allow the political branches to run roughshod over the promise of the Fourteenth Amendment.
    — Time, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Even Israel’s antagonist Turkey is not happy with Hezbollah’s running roughshod over Lebanon.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • For the entire month of June, one team has run roughshod over Major League Baseball, being nearly unbeatable at home and surging in the playoff standings in the process.
    — Austin Perry, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Texas Tech ran roughshod over the league last season, winning the title and securing an automatic bid to the CFP in 2025.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Florida was never governed as badly as now, not even by the rural Democratic Pork Chop Gang that ran roughshod over the state until the late 1960s.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder, top-seeded in the NBA playoffs for the third consecutive season, are running roughshod over opponents.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

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