guff

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And local officers still take some guff during tense encounters between ICE officers and protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Graeme: Different manager, different team, same guff from Rangers.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

At the beginning of the film, she is obedient and obliging and corseted; by the end, she is in a much smaller skirt and taking no guff.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Kaplan is “the worst possible draw for Trump” because he’s “really smart and takes no guff from either side,” veteran white-collar criminal defense lawyer Robert Katzberg told the Post.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

Jack didn’t take guff off anybody on his school bus, even big overgrown football players.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam