Sentence examples for a rough read from inspiring English sources

With its sharp, brittle edges, its unvarnished glimpse into a violent subculture, it may be a rough read for some, but it's replete with Barry's crackling wit and signature mix of humor and pathos, and is, at its heart, a love story.

Once you have found an interesting topic, you begin by doing a rough read through of the verses.

The jobs market also got a rough reading, as Challenger, Gray & Christmas' monthly report on corporate layoffs showed a figure of 103,300 for the month of July, a jump from June's 81,800 layoffs.

A rough table read took place recently.

Stocks reversed course in midstream Tuesday, overcoming a rough inflation reading to erase early losses.

"It's been rough reading the different comments, but it reminded me of the current climate in the nation.

Offering a rough translation, he read: "Your duty is to serve my pleasure, and to take a lot of abuse.

But this apartment is filled with evidence of his father's virtuosity, including a rough-hewn reading bench with iron hardware.

The idea is to allow people to build a cohort of like-minded ideas and, to measure the value of its content, Medium is recording a rough heuristic for "reads," Williams said in an attempt to discover whether or not people are reading the content, did they stick with it and get all the way through the post, etc.

She put all the letters in a notebook, and whenever Josh had a rough day, they'd read the letters together.

"You showed no compassion, no feelings, no heart," reads a rough, hand-painted sign, chastising her parents.