muff

Example Sentences

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Amen Ogbongbemiga recovered the muff to give the Chargers their excellent starting position.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

A bonnet, a muff, a coat — these things are so crucial to the tragic climax that when they are introduced earlier in the story, they too begin to feel like turning points.

From New York Times • May 30, 2022

The Chiefs managed to hop on the muff for a fresh set of downs.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

He had another adventurous moment a week after his late muff cost the Giants a chance to rally against Jacksonville.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2018

It was as if, in the close muff of a January dusk, she had been asked to imagine streaming, rose-smattered summer, the children in bug bites and grass stains.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen