duff
Example Sentences
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The supporters knew him and were behind him, knowing what a duff hand he had been dealt.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024
The duff — needles, branches and other plant detritus — is 2 to 3 feet deep in some parts of the Angeles National Forest, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022
When conditions are dry, said Zav Grabinski with the Alaska Fire Science Consortium, flames can travel below the surface of the duff for several kilometers.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022
Conditions today are on the cusp, he warns me as he grabs damp duff from beneath a stand of alders and stuffs it into a garbage bag.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022
Out under the trees, some rangers had found enough duff and dry wood to start a fire beneath a slanting ridge of slate.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
