How to Use roughshod in a Sentence

roughshod

adverb

• The Celtics have run roughshod over the rest of the league.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• Henry has run roughshod over the Colts the past six seasons.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2022
• On one side are those who assert the Schaufelds are trying to run roughshod over the town.
  — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2020
• Dogs, pigs and even dragons run roughshod over the data.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2019
• Rinne was a steel curtain as the Predators ran roughshod over Chicago and St. Louis in the first two rounds.
  — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 22 June 2017
• Soon enough, the war ran roughshod over Heydrich himself.
  — Diane Cole, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2022
• 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
• Similar to that game, the offense was a bit slow to start, but thereafter ran roughshod.
  — Steve Goldstein, Glendale News-Press, 8 Sep. 2017
• This wouldn’t be the first time Musk has run roughshod over laws or regulations.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 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
• Stevenson, a rookie, ran roughshod over the Browns’ defense.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
• Many fiction films ride roughshod over their backgrounds.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021
• 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
• Most fans remember how opposing teams have run roughshod in the past.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2021
• 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
• For nine games, the Royals have run roughshod over a rotating cast of opponents.
  — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 28 July 2017
• Man does not live by half a loaf while riding roughshodover a house divided against itself.
  — Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
• 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
• Saban added some key pieces from the transfer portal and looked ready to run roughshod across college football.
  — John Talty | [e-mail], al, 6 Nov. 2022
• For now, the problem of elite teams running roughshod over them is problematic.
  — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
• The Crimson Tide has run roughshod over its alleged competitors.
  — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 10 July 2017
• Both series seem to run roughshod over what was established in earlier movies and shows.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2022
• Christian Vasser has run roughshod over opponents for most of the season.
  — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2019
• But these challenges don’t mean that gig companies can run roughshod over their workers.
  — Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• And, in Cannizzaro's case, why have the judges been helping him run roughshod over innocent people's lives?
  — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 21 Oct. 2017
• 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
• 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
• The panel also slammed Brown for letting McMahon run roughshod during the trial.
  — John Simerman, NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020
• 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
• Georgia has run roughshod over the competition with the help of its dominant defense.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024