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The phrase "are treated roughly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone or something is subjected to harsh or unkind treatment.
Example: "In some cultures, animals are treated roughly, leading to concerns about their welfare."
Alternatives: "are handled harshly" or "are treated poorly."
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Muslim prisoners are treated roughly in jail, sometimes sodomized with bottles, said Abdel-Rahim Moutard, a former prisoner himself, his hands broken during interrogations.
If wines are treated roughly, they can turn to vinegar, a word that is in fact derived from the French term for sour wine.
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He said he was treated roughly from the start and was denied water despite repeated requests.
The male prisoners could be treated roughly, and exposed to sexual humiliation.
But, like many who speak truth to power, Katie is treated roughly.
To be sure, some Jewish traders in the vicinity of Grant's army were treated roughly.
As a wild plant, there is nothing that the primrose likes more than to be treated roughly.
Greenberg, whose nickname is Hank, is suing the government for $40bn, claiming his old company AIG was treated roughly when it was bailed out in 2008.
The Cleveland Orchestra chose a relatively young conductor, the Austrian Franz Welser-Möst, 42, who, when younger still, had been treated roughly by the players of the London Philharmonic.
During any future trial, Mr. Marri's lawyers could show a jury interrogation tapes showing that he had been treated roughly.
Those arrested were taken to Manhattan, where, Ms. Slovinsky charged, they were treated roughly, kept awake all night, given no food and denied permission to make telephone calls.
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