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

Lukens and tumbled, scuffing elbows and knees, and snapping the aluminum shaft of one of his walking sticks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 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

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022

“So,” says Lynn, scuffing the floor with her shoe.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth