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

McCarthy to wreak a muff and a busted play, it had come to sort of figure.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2022

U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner wore a muff around his waist to keep his hands warm but removed it only minutes into the game after a referee ran over to talk to him.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2019

It was as if, in the close muff of a January dusk, she had been asked to imagine streaming, rose-smattered summer, the children in bug bites and grass stains.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen