guff

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

It is tempting to dismiss this kind of label as typically meaningless Westminster guff.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

And if you do try to return it, and they give you some guff, they give you some attitude, then you wield that Yelp sword.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

They’ve taken guff from rude customers, “but we don’t fault them,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2020

Of all the guff I’d taken from Zach Powers over the years, this had to be the worst—that I was feeling bad for something he was doing.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman