以下是一些使用「rough」這個詞的句子：
Cathy did a rough calculation.（凱茜作了一個粗略的計算。）
Do they always play this rough?（他們比賽總是這麼粗野嗎？）
The rough cloth prickled my skin.（粗布扎我的皮膚。）
Feel how rough this is.（摸摸這有多粗糙。）
He was shown a red card for a rough tackle.（他因為粗暴搶球而被紅牌罰下。）
They complained of rough handling by the guards.（他們投訴警衛對他們動粗了。）
The bench had a rough wooden table in front of it.（那長椅前有張粗糙的木桌。）
The skin on my hands is rough. （我手上的皮膚好粗糙。）
I had a rough day. （我這一天過得好睏難/真糟糕。）
He took some nails and bits of wood, and built them into a rough cupboard. （他拿來一些釘子和木頭,製作了一隻粗糙的碗櫥。）
As a rough guide, a horse needs 2.5 per cent of his body weight in food every day. （作為一個大致的參照,一匹馬每天需要吃相當於其體重2.5%的食物。）