scuffing
Example Sentences
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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
Even his recent movies have seemed a little embarrassed by the guy, scuffing him up with cynicism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
David Datro Fofana was guilty of one of the misses of the season shortly before the interval, somehow scuffing his shot wide after Lorenz Assignon had picked out the young Ivorian.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
He readies his crease before settling into it for the first period — scuffing up some snow with his skates.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023
Walking at a steady pace, my boots scuffing the gravel, I count a hundred steps and start again.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
