rough-and-tumble
Example Sentences
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Davey Lopes rose from a rough-and-tumble Rhode Island upbringing to become the Dodgers’ leadoff batter and second baseman as part of a historic infield from 1973-1981.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The daughter of a Marine father and a trauma nurse mother, Murphy grew up outside of Chicago as a rough-and-tumble kid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
In 1576 a theater rose in a rough-and-tumble London neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Indeed, the Maddens found a certain frisson from the get-go in writing about their rough-and-tumble upbringing with a squeaky-clean pop flair.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
Smith decided that if he couldn’t have Woolf, he wanted a rough-and-tumble, freckle-faced western rider named Noel “Spec” Richardson, a close friend of Pollard and Woolf.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
