duffer
Example Sentences
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Pitino, who’s seen everything at least twice, took in the scene stoically, then walked over and shook hands with the Kansas bench, looking like a duffer conceding a putt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Imagine a duffer beating a PGA Tour player at the local pro-am.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
My golfing buddies say, “You are the quintessential duffer, sir.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2019
He was human; he could blow a lead or a shot like any duffer.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2016
If I hadn’t been a duffer, Miss Dale, I might have placed your sister immediately when I met 159 her, for I have had the minutest descriptions of you both, I assure you.
From Those Dale Girls by Carruth, Frank Weston
