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turf

[turf] / tɜrf /
NOUN
earth
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NOUN
personal territory
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Example Sentences

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For the most part, the U.S. and EU have hit a stalemate over how each side treats cheese on its own home turf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Football legend Pele once trod its turf, and international sporting competitions have been held there.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"On this type of turf you often get burns, and because the skin is broken, if bacteria is already there, that's it's way of getting in and causing an infection."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Again using Inuit techniques, Kane and his remaining men hurried to gather moss and turf to insulate the rooms below deck.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock