muff

Example Sentences

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In 1914, the suffragist Mary Richardson walked into the National Gallery with a hatchet concealed in her muff, then slashed a Velázquez nude in protest against the imprisonment of Emmeline Pankhurst.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

A muff on a would-be punt return by the Chiefs’ Mecole Hardman was quickly turned into a touchdown by the Bills and a 9-0 lead at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2021

Titans’ lone turnover was a muff on a punt return by Adoree’ Jackson.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2019

Atlantic Coast Conference coordinator of officiating Dennis Hennigan said coaches told him they would prefer their returners to run back kicks instead of risking a muff and getting pinned deep in their end.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2018

As the ambulance speeds away, he lifts one muff to say so only I hear, “My Amelia Mouse roared.”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari