duff
Example Sentences
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A duff pass from Tommy Freeman drew the first groan from the stands inside 30 seconds.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025
“The duff will give you a pungent, resonant, very bright sound,” he said.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023
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
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
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