cuff
Example Sentences
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It cuffed them all into silence, and they watched the griffin pounce upon the butterfly and miss.
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Carmen asks as she tugs down the cuffs of her leggings.
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Eddie’s mom leans forward to touch the cuff of my coat as she greets us at their apartment’s front door on Saturday evening.
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When he speaks off the cuff it’s a gamble—he doesn’t know what he’s going to say either!—and gambles are exciting and diverting.
The collection also featured brocade capes, puffer jackets and long wool coats with oversized fur cuffs.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.