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

He was human; he could blow a lead or a shot like any duffer.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2016

Still another old duffer goes on and on about the heart problems that led to his death.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2015

For myself, I have often imagined my grandson listlessly turning over one of my favorite illustrated volumes, and saying, “What a funny old duffer grandad must have been!”

From In the Track of the Bookworm by Browne, Irving