fluffed
Example Sentences
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Rose's momentum stalled with a bogey on the 11th, while a fluffed chip cost him another shot on the iconic par-three 12th.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Savinho was guilty of a woeful miss when he fired wide from Cherki's pass just after the interval and the Brazilian fluffed his lines again moments later, failing to beat Roefs from close-range.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
Toronto loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but failed to conjure a run, and the Dodgers did the same in the 10th as expectation mounted, but both sides fluffed their lines.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025
The white batting is fluffed out, exposed, the whole effect of him vapid and dislodged.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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