cuff
Example Sentences
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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
They have great Gucci and Dior options, plus military releases from the ‘40s and ‘50s and cuff links.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
The name came up once, off the cuff, and stuck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 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
Before she could ask anything else, I had the cuff on her right arm.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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