duff

Example Sentences

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A duff pass from Tommy Freeman drew the first groan from the stands inside 30 seconds.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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

And again he breathed in the green in the strawberry runners, the rain in the cedar duff, and the salt water.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson