How to Use rough cut in a Sentence

rough cut

noun

• Moore got hold of a rough cut, on VHS, and was awestruck.
  — Mark O’Connell, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2020
• Months later, Guadagnino sent a rough cut of the film, four and a half hours in length.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2022
• Now [those scenes were] cut out from the director’s cut, not from the rough cut.
  — James Hibberd, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• The resort-style quartz pool is a rough cut limestone block.
  — Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2021
• There was no Le Pew footage in a rough cut of the new film viewed three months ago by Deadline sources.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2021
• After strings were added to the track, Zimmer made sure that Eilish and Finneas got to see a full rough cut of the film.
  — Amos Barshad, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2021
• It’s supposed to be a rough cut and Truman decides what goes in.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
• It is cut, then there is a rough cut with temp music, and then the composer [tries] to fit it in.
  — Ashley Foster, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Aug. 2023
• Each showcase consists of four projects presented in the form of a pitch and a 10-minute excerpt of the rough cut.
  — Tim Gray, Variety, 10 May 2022
• The idea for the book came about when the Malones were in New Hampshire to screen a rough cut of Burns’ documentary.
  — Kelly Dearmore, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2020
• Alan Menken yesterday, who watched a rough cut of the movie and was so excited.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2022
• For lemongrass syrup: Bring 2½ cups water, 2½ cups sugar and a rough cut lemongrass stalk to a boil.
  — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 3 July 2018
• But by the time the filmmakers were ready to premiere a rough cut in 2003, no one was interested.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2021
• Working from a rough cut and Welles’ detailed notes, Marshall and his team were finally able to complete the project.
  — Keith Phipps, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2018
• Williams watched a rough cut and agreed to meet with Winer about score possibilities.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al.com, 3 July 2019
• Editing was to take place almost in real time, as a video rough cut that could then be applied to the celluloid version.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
• Based on the rough cut, producer Itai Tamir, who has been Graizer’s filmmaking partner from the start, managed to raise funds to complete the film.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 June 2022
• Patel got his first glimpse at that relevance in October 2020, watching a rough cut of the pilot.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022
• Oates has also emerged as a vocal supporter of Blonde, expressing her awe after seeing a rough cut of the film in 2020.
  — Justine Browning, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
• Incredibly, the pair didn’t see a rough cut of the show until their work was virtually finished.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 3 Nov. 2022
• Ten projects in various stages from development to rough cut.
  — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 9 May 2024
• His father, meanwhile, shared a memory of showing a rough cut of the first Ghostbusters film back in 1984 where the proton packs didn't look correct with unfinished VFX.
  — Andrea Towers, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• American meals during the 19th century, much like the British diet of the time, consisted of stews, soups, rough cuts of meat, vegetables and fruits when in season, and bread, bread, and more bread.
  — Amy Bentley, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2018
• The rough cut at the back of the skull and the use of double-hiding are consistent with the former, but modern thread was used to stitch the incision, eyes, and lips, which suggests commercial production.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2022
• Calling it the most difficult edit of her entire career, Duane de la Vega has already assembled a rough cut of the film.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Oct. 2021
• Bat boxes are typically constructed of rough cut wood, which is easier for bats to cling to than a smooth surface.
  — Lauren David, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Director Taylor Hackford then enlisted lyricist Will Jennings, who watched a rough cut of the film.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
• Ambrose remembers one moment in particular, early on, when the cast got together to watch a rough cut of an episode.
  — Justin Kirkland, ELLE, 17 Mar. 2023
• Timoner screened a rough cut with a small audience and quickly concluded that her father was a movie star.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 24 Jan. 2022
• This experience led him to the discovery that directors only had the right to view the first rough cut and express their improvements to the associate producer.
  — Caroline Brew, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024