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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

Moments later, the executive—herself a shakedown passenger—dipped a napkin into a glass of spring water and cleaned a scuff mark off a menu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

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

First, users of the iconic flame maker tend to become very sentimental about them, cherishing each engraving, embellishment scuff and dent that incurred over a lifetime of sparking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

And in Volleyball, I had to finish all the scuff marks I’d missed on my side of the floor.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

The corner is scrambled away to Ryan Giggs, who scuffs a shot goalward and a delirious Sheringham sweeps in, scouting over his shoulder to check the offside while wheeling away celebrating wildly.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

If you have ever used a "magic eraser" sponge to scrub away scuffs on white shoes or crayon marks on a wall, you have seen how powerful these cleaners can be.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026

This is for an inspection condition report, she explains, to record even the tiniest scuffs, scratches or any other flaws, a process undertaken when the cars arrive and when they leave the museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

If your walls show no signs of scuffs, dirt, or dust then you can honestly skip this one.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2022

Helmuth scuffs at the floor with the toe of his shoe.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Rushworth was also beaten by a scuffed Odegaard shot for the third.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Charismatic and volatile, Shakur delivered intricately knotted verses—seductive then somber, mushy then menacing—in a voice scuffed by carton-loads of Newports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Another Toure cross enabled the hosts to seal victory just after the break, as Union's Diogo Leite scuffed the ball into his own net with Kramaric lurking.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

The MetroCard, a scuffed yellow rectangle that lived in wallets, coat pockets and the bottoms of tote bags for more than three decades, is officially reaching the end of the line.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025

Aru was used to seeing her dressed like a shabby professor, in a blazer with scuffed elbows and a worn skirt with the hem coming undone.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Pile on enough and you flirt with the risk of scuffing the roof of your mouth, which feels, to me, like an essential part of the experience.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

In a nondescript Culver City warehouse, members of the metal band Avenged Sevenfold wear protective booties over their shoes to avoid scuffing the floor-to-ceiling green screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Rather than trying to remove the hundreds of feet of tape, which was supposed to protect against scuffing, the company may cover it with a safer material.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

She scowled, scuffing her bejeweled lavender Crocs against the cement and ignoring her mother.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023

"I'm sorry," I repeat, and I start scuffing dirt over the scattered vomit.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman