doff
Example Sentences
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Behind us, our visitors had to stand stock-still with their doffed derby hats over their hearts.
From Literature
The singer also doffed the top of his orange jumpsuit to reveal some sort of medical port or device inserted on the upper left side of his chest.
From Los Angeles Times
After doffing their shoes, presumably to protect the plush, vibrantly red carpet that covers the theater’s floor, audience members take seats arranged in concentric circles.
A lone shepherd respectfully doffs his hat as he finds himself in the presence of an angel trailing a long message: “I bring you tidings of great joy . . . ”
He didn’t have to make the gesture; but it’s a measure of his decency that he doffed his hat to her.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
