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
Now, young stages of butterflies, moths and other beneficial insects are nestled in last year’s leaves, some of them munching on decomposing duff — leaves, twigs, bark and other plant litter.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 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
Fire can smolder below the surface in the duff for weeks.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022
And again he breathed in the green in the strawberry runners, the rain in the cedar duff, and the salt water.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
