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scuff

[skuhf] / skʌf /


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Beyond a couple of scuff marks and some debris jammed into the treads, our sojourn had left the shoes looking much as they had when I’d first taken them off the shelf.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

They get strawberry juice on their shirts or scuff up the knees on their Bugle Boy jeans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Andy O’Bryan, who co-founded an online group for entrepreneurs interested in AI, said he’s seen more people trying to scuff up AI-generated prose with typos or run-on sentences.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Now in enemy waters, they hoisted the Japanese flag, though as it looked too new to be credible, so they had to soak it in diesel and scuff it around the deck.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

I scuff downstairs and into a smaller room with round tables and shorter bookshelves.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome




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