diamond in the rough
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He wants to go try his luck at that state park in Arkansas where you can look for diamonds in the rough and you can keep what you find."
- "They all wanted money, and they all wanted to get away from that God-forsaken hole. Diamonds they were after? Well, he could take them to a place at the other end of the world where there were enough diamonds in the rough to make them all rich for life."
- "Often the inclusions can be cut out of a diamond in the rough. After seeing what shape and size best suits the rough diamond, the craftsman will begin to make his cuts."
- "Her auto mechanic is a diamond in the rough: tough-talking but honest, even generous."
- "You must tell me, if you can, that Mr. Hattersley is better than he seems—that he is upright, honourable, and open-hearted—in fact, a perfect diamond in the rough."