ruffle

Example Sentences

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His feathers were all ruffled and he was smeared with mud from his head to his tail.

From Literature

Teyana Taylor, who is up for best supporting actress for One Battle After Another, is bang on trend with the colour of her silken ruffled dress, in a deep, rich brown.

From BBC

Katherine sighed, blowing the air out in a way that ruffled the hair on her forehead.

From Literature

Nothing seems to ruffle his fur as this political veteran glides from crisis to crisis with feline calm, and the lick of a paw.

From Barron's

She shows off large animal heads, including a rat and a bull, and an embroidered dress with a ruffled hem made for the production of the Handel opera "Alcina".

From Barron's