fluffed
Example Sentences
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Ellis Genge, being asked to do a job that is not really his, fluffed a loose backfield ball to hand over a third try.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The Angolan defender fluffed an attempted clearance of a corner and Mohamed Hashem prodded the ball into the net past Chiefs captain and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025
Verreynne fluffed a ramp - UltraEdge showing he had in fact got some bat on it - before he delivered the winning moment in a more orthodox fashion on the drive.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
Sometimes I would find him just sitting quietly on a limb next to the bole of a tree, all fluffed up and doing nothing.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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