fluffed
Example Sentences
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Ellis Genge, being asked to do a job that is not really his, fluffed a loose backfield ball to hand over a third try.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
The Angolan defender fluffed an attempted clearance of a corner and Mohamed Hashem prodded the ball into the net past Chiefs captain and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
Launched in 1964, four years after Coronation Street, the show initially ran five days a week and was also known for performers' fluffed lines.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025
The cardinal wasn’t doing anything at all—just sitting on a twig, all fluffed up to keep himself warm.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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