chaff

Example Sentences

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He also chaffed at the Trump administration’s pursuit of what officials called the Abraham Accords — deals with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Morocco that normalized relations with Israel but left out the Palestinians.

From Seattle Times

But sifting the wheat from the chaff can be hard with so many options, and harder still if you don’t know what to look for in the bounties of different national cinemas and film industries.

From New York Times

A lot of chaff would come with the wheat, but I’d know I hadn’t lost anything.

From Washington Post

The Turkish defence ministry said the four Greek F-16s approached the Cesme on Monday and one dropped a chaff flare two nautical miles from the vessel.

From Reuters

I asked Langer what sage bit of wisdom she had for readers who consume a lot of nutrition information and want to be able to separate the wheat from the chaff.

From Seattle Times