duff

Example Sentences

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Andrew agreed the Welsh accent is trustworthy, but said he would have spotted Charlotte's duff Welsh accent from a mile off.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

Smoke and low-intensity flames are expected to continue until soils and fuels in the duff layer become saturated.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

The duff — needles, branches and other plant detritus — is 2 to 3 feet deep in some parts of the Angeles National Forest, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Another challenge in many fire-ravaged landscapes in Alaska is the duff, a layer of slowly decomposing moss, lichen and tree needles on forest floors that is generally about a foot deep.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022

When he got to the pines he knelt and laid him in the gritty duff and covered him with the blankets and sat watching him.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy