ruff

Example Sentences

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It can be ruff for some postal workers — especially when they’re dealing with dogs in California.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Soften the edges of the planting with a ruff of Japanese forest grass.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

I thought an Elizabethan ruff would be really cool.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Renaissance ruff collars from Britain, sacred cows from India and fertility dolls from Ghana all feature.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2021

It puffed out its Elizabethan ruff of colorful neck webbing in warning, and with a terrifying hiss-screech, it lunged.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray