duff

Example Sentences

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Even when individual World Cups have resulted in duff events, there have still been magical moments produced.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

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

Smoke and low-intensity flames are expected to continue until soils and fuels in the duff layer become saturated.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

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 he got to the pines he knelt and laid him in the gritty duff and covered him with the blankets and sat watching him.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy