duffer
Example Sentences
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Pitino, who’s seen everything at least twice, took in the scene stoically, then walked over and shook hands with the Kansas bench, looking like a duffer conceding a putt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Imagine a duffer beating a PGA Tour player at the local pro-am.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
He was human; he could blow a lead or a shot like any duffer.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2016
Still another old duffer goes on and on about the heart problems that led to his death.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2015
He might be a duffer in some respects, but he was not deficient in pluck, and had been one of the first to volunteer in the search.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
