cuff
Example Sentences
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Brushes, pens and pencils lie next to the ripped cuffs of cotton workshirts, and drops of blue and white paint are splattered on the floor, extending the artwork beyond the wall.
From Los Angeles Times
It cuffed them all into silence, and they watched the griffin pounce upon the butterfly and miss.
From Literature
Carmen asks as she tugs down the cuffs of her leggings.
From Literature
Eddie’s mom leans forward to touch the cuff of my coat as she greets us at their apartment’s front door on Saturday evening.
From Literature
When he speaks off the cuff it’s a gamble—he doesn’t know what he’s going to say either!—and gambles are exciting and diverting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
