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What is a diamond in the rough?

What is a diamond in the rough? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An uncut diamond.
  2. (idiomatic) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.
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They found beauty in one such diamond in the rough.
He got burned by a woman who couldn't see that he was a diamond in the rough.
Casa Bruja is a diamond in the rough, a refuge among all this bedlam.
He is a diamond in the rough who showed flashes last year with the Browns.
Moreland, signed as an undrafted free agent, could be a diamond in the rough.
Clubs around Europe have only one month to uncover a diamond in the rough, improve their squads and correct any mistakes they made last summer.

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