How to Use fuzz in a Sentence

fuzz

noun

• The fungus looks like white fuzz on bats’ muzzles and wings.
  — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 27 July 2023
• For the few minutes, the thick fuzz of air and paint harmonized with the hum of traffic.
  — Hazlitt, 5 Oct. 2022
• There are downsides: a touch of lag, along with some visual fuzz and dropped frames.
  — Wired, 9 Aug. 2022
• Just heat it up, apply, and peel off the strips against the direction your hair grows to get rid of that fuzz.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 21 June 2023
• There was so much moss that the trees near his home seemed coated with tennis-ball fuzz.
  — Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
• Cute, fluffy sheep are one of the symbols of spring, but this one has a little more going for him than adorable fuzz.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 13 Feb. 2023
• The painter’s light touch conveys the soft optical fuzz of the pine needles, a contrast with the rough, hard bark of the trunk and branches.
  — Washington Post, 14 July 2021
• The images are a crisp black-and-white, each downy strand of fuzz on each piglet rendered hyper-real and sharp.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2021
• Always wipe with the steel grain to capture any small particles or pieces of fuzz.
  — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2022
• The disease resembles white fuzz on bats' muzzles and wings.
  — John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2022
• Look for green fuzz on or around your battery terminal.
  — Dalvin Brown, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022
• To avoid that fuzz, researchers send current through wires so short that the ripples don’t have time to influence the electrons.
  — Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
• Keep a lint roller handy to quickly remove cat or dog fuzz from upholstery.
  — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• Scrub the peaches under running water to remove any fuzz, then halve and pit them.
  — Kate Krader, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2021
• The disease is a skin irritant that can appear as white fuzz on their muzzle and wings, Smith-Castro said.
  — Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
• Less complex filaments, akin to fuzz or down, have been found on a few non-theropod dinosaurs.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2018
• Noah buzzed off all his luscious curls, leaving behind nothing but a short layer of fuzz.
  — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 28 Nov. 2022
• Run a cotton ball over each limb surface; snagged white fuzz indicates a problem.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 12 Aug. 2020
• To remove excess fuzz, soak in cold water and gently scrub with a dish towel. Choose peaches that are smooth, plump and blemish-free.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 18 July 2022
• The moth is covered in lengthy fuzz—not venomous spines—with colors ranging from a dull orange to a bright, lemon yellow, but its fuzzy feet are always black.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023
• Air plants from arid regions, those that are more silver in color than green, and appear to be covered in fuzz, don’t need a weekly soaking.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
• The brand claims the softener protects clothes from stretching, fading and fuzz, ultimately adding to the longevity of your favorite items.
  — Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2023
• In one scene of the Crown episode, a woman exits a frenzied emergency room, steps out into the viscous fuzz of daytime, and is smashed by an oncoming bus.
  — Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 27 Oct. 2020
• As testers noticed a bit of fuzz after machine washing and drying, be sure to turn this pair inside out when laundering, per the care label.
  — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023
• There’s a river’s worth of feeling in his deep-blue eyes, recently lasered out of nearsightedness, a striking contrast to all that red fuzz.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
• Normally, the host galaxy itself would appear as a dot, at best with some small amount of fuzz around it, the glow of billions of stars reduced by the incredible distance.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2011
• This taxidermied fuzz is draped over little hillocks and hangs, Spanish-style, from twisty arches that vaguely resemble the branches of live oaks.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2021
• The new wave synths and overall more plastic atmosphere may have been replaced by Cobain’s trademark fuzz, but the main skeleton was preserved in its entirety.
  — Ana Leorne, Spin, 21 Sep. 2023
• Plus, this towel did a fine job at maintaining most of its texture and color despite the abrasion test or ball of fuzz that appeared after washing.
  — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
• Here are some practical products to keep your wardrobe investments looking fresh: a fabric shaver that removes fuzz from your clothes, and a handheld steamer that smoothes out wrinkles.
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024