cuff

Example Sentences

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As Robby, McKay and others examine her and run a few tests, they determine she likely has rotator cuff tear, and that she’ll need X-rays to know if she has a fracture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suddenly announced it at the 1943 Casablanca conference as an aim of the World War II Allies, he did so off the cuff.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

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 The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

"Right now, speaking off the cuff, I'd say they're more beatable than they were a few years ago," the 34-year-old told reporters.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

“He is not your opponent,” Hector says with a dismissive gesture, the lace cuff of his shirt fluttering like a moth.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern