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putter

[puht-er] / ˈpʌt ər /


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The top-ranked pairing continued to labour however, with a frustrated England star Hull struggling with her putter, as the US pair of Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee secured a 1-up victory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

When the company released a putter in 2022, people camped out overnight to get their hands on it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

“When I’m working, I just don’t cook at all basically, and then when I get time off I like to putter around in the kitchen. I’m not very good, but I like to do it.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Only a few photographers caught this split-second moment when all the elements came together - where his right arm is, the angle of the putter, the position of his legs, his facial expression.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

If ever there was a place where a woman would putter around, patting mud packs on her face and sitting under a drier, it would be a velvetsoft, diamond-gem beauty parlor!

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

The occasion often feels tacked-on amid the barbecues and the shiny putters trotted out like obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Before the finals, the shot putters emerged from a tunnel, one by one, pausing in front of a television camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024

Chips from tight links turf required absolute precision, often putters were the correct option.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024

Kim, one of the best putters on tour, played bogey-free and had four birdies on the back nine.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

A post-balloon putters back up to her with tea.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

After grabbing items for dinner at a Trader Joe’s, I puttered home along a main drag with a 35 mph limit, fully pressing the pedal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Simson's moped division puttered on after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall but eventually went bust in 2002.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

In fact, I was gulping some of the Sailing Goat’s excellent clam chowder when my innkeepers’ 22-foot boat puttered up to the dock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

But that was the scene I happened upon at 6:30 p.m. on a Tuesday in mid-April when I puttered into my driveway in Eugene, Oregon, my 7-year-old ensconced in the back seat.

From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022

For the first time Malcolm saw another boat on the water—a long, low-cabined launch with a quiet motor that puttered gently and held it against the stream.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

During communist days, chronic shortages and years-long waiting lists for cars like the puttering Trabant meant that mopeds and motorcycles became an indispensable way to get around.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Shahed drones have been dubbed "flying mopeds" by Ukrainians because of their puttering engines.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

I would sometimes see him puttering around the library in our part of Arlington, Virginia.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025

I guess a photo of her puttering around the garden or waving from a window might make some people feel better, but why on earth should she be expected to do that?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

He heard the familiar puttering of an old propeller, recognizing for an instant the Universal logo above him, the giant globe being encircled by a small airplane.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny


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