muff

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the strength of a brand like “60 Minutes” is its ability to plow through heavy seas emanating from corporate politics—that is, unless overly entitled employees muff it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

The Chiefs managed to hop on the muff for a fresh set of downs.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

Many anglers, caught up in the excitement of facing down their first bonefish or permit, will muff their first few casts.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2021

Billy closed it, took a hand from his muff, touched a stove.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut