rough edges
plural noun
: things that need to be improved or finished
The project still has a few rough edges.
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When the rough dressing out is finished, a little fancy work is in order on blood clots, rough edges, and bloodshot tissues about the bullet hole.
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Perhaps this was Stuart Vevers’s, Coach’s creative director, intention since his spring 2006 collection is a great ode to the beauty, charm and rough edges of the Big Apple.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
On Monday in Nashville, their dizzying live performance, arena-ready songs, and proudly rough edges helped make their case.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
The latter has a higher ceiling, fewer rough edges — even at 22 — and is already cleaner in his link play than his colleague.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Perhaps this was Stuart Vevers’s, Coach’s creative director, intention since his spring 2006 collection is a great ode to the beauty, charm and rough edges of the Big Apple.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
On Monday in Nashville, their dizzying live performance, arena-ready songs, and proudly rough edges helped make their case.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
The latter has a higher ceiling, fewer rough edges — even at 22 — and is already cleaner in his link play than his colleague.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rough edges
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“Rough edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20edges. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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