Times were rough for a single mom with four big boys.

The last thing she wanted to do was get rough with these people.

I was very rough with him in my first interview.

The water is very rough, with many ships lost in the 19th century.

One takes the rough with the smooth, like most things in life.

If you had been rough with him, I would have cut out your heart tonight.

When you ran into the house I had to be rough with him.

He had often been rough with me, but never harsh.

The woman's voice inside the cabin was rough with fear.

Had he been too rough with her last night, or rather this morning, in the great bed?