cuff

Example Sentences

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suddenly announced it at the 1943 Casablanca conference as an aim of the World War II Allies, he did so off the cuff.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

“I teach pretty off the cuff, and my lectures are critical, so I’m also very tuned in to making sure I’m not getting recorded.”

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

The name came up once, off the cuff, and stuck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

That injury, which Phillips later said included a tear in the back of his rotator cuff, caused him to miss the early weeks of this past season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Ampai unbuttoned the left cuff of her jacket sleeve and rolled it up.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat