Sentence examples for rough past from inspiring English sources

On par-5 No. 8, Woods missed the green far right after his lovely drive, putting him in deep rough, past a greenside bunker.

Everything about her appearance -- her come hither-step back stare, her big tattoos and the scar under her left eye -- gives her the aura of a sexy outlaw with a rough past.

What we're saying is, 'Give us credit, man.' " The Bronx's image problem exposes the inherent tension for a place that seeks to establish itself as a viable alternative to the other boroughs even as it takes pride in its rough past and often casts itself as a working-class refuge from the excesses of Manhattan.

My favourite character in this book was Sky because even though she's had a rough past and she seems small (in size) and helpless, she's actually a very tough girl, wiling to fight for what she believes in and what she loves.

First founded in 2007, it has endured a rough past year which included making layoffs and general restructuring.

It's been a rough past few weeks for the Nasdaq; tech stocks have been floundering, though Apple has weathered the storm far better than most on the heels of several new hardware announcements.

You might think that this context would provide valuable grist for the new magazine — potential pitfalls in the game of life — but, rather than speaking directly and publicly about those days, Dykstra, like a politician, prefers to make vague allusions to a rougher past ("You probably heard all kinds of stories about me, right?") and lessons learned.

We've had a rough past week.

Both LG and Nokia have had a rough past year.

6.45pm: Chipping to the fourth green, Westwood's ball takes a flier and nestles in the rough just past the apron.

RIM, to put it mildly, has been having it rough these past few days.