stuff

Example Sentences

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Neither the city nor the theater are the stuff of a young woman’s dreams, but Stella takes tragedy and poverty in stride as she aims—mostly inaccurately—for stardom on the boards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead, it deducts it little by little over the projected useful life of the stuff being bought.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This stuff is all absolutely appalling, and it is an unqualified good that she’ll be out the door.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

"Like so much of this stuff, the devil really is the details and what sounds really good in a press release may not look the same when it actually hits the ground," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Dr. Cohen says some stuff about what a great class we are, but I can’t process any of his words until he says it’s time for the awards.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison