chaff
Example Sentences
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Chaff from the grain blows everywhere, like a summer snowstorm.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2022
The Wheat and the Chaff Lucille Clifton is the rare poet good enough to survive the Collected Poems treatment.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2012
I’ve lost hold of Chaff, but Peeta guides me into an elevator.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
When he goes off to chuck spears with Brutus and Chaff, I head over to the knot-tying station.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
I turn spontaneously to Chaff and offer my hand.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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