scuffing

Example Sentences

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Pile on enough and you flirt with the risk of scuffing the roof of your mouth, which feels, to me, like an essential part of the experience.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Forward Percy Tau had their best chance, scuffing his shot straight at Nwabali when unmarked inside the penalty area.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

In a nondescript Culver City warehouse, members of the metal band Avenged Sevenfold wear protective booties over their shoes to avoid scuffing the floor-to-ceiling green screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

“Guys were cutting balls and stuff like that, scuffing and altering balls.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022

“Don’t say anything, Bigwig,” whispered Hazel: for Bigwig was scuffing his paws indignantly.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams