spiff

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere Mr. Jones describes “the spiff of excess air” from a pressure valve, “the horrible graunch of the car door” and “the prip prip prip of postage stamps parting from their perforations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

What if we could eliminate many unruly passenger incidents by simply suggesting that passengers spiff up a little before they leave for the airport?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Just look at how BuzzFeed’s rock-bottom stock value jumped when it said last month that the site would use services from buzzy startup OpenAI to spiff up the site’s famed quizzes.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2023

A husband-and-wife duo helps homeowners spiff up their residences in rural Colorado in the new renovation series “Building Roots.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2022

The Washburns hire two gardeners, who spiff up the grounds.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez