How to Use tuft in a Sentence

tuft

1 of 2 noun

• A tuft of hair stuck out from under his hat.
• The horned owl has pronounced ear tufts and a brown bring on the body.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2018
• Wrap the bottom edge of each ear around the ear tuft and hot-glue.
  — Heidi Palkovic, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
• Clothes moths, on the other hand, have tiny tufts of hair. 2.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
• The stage was strewn with tufts of white tulle and a chair covered in knotted rope.
  — Samuel Ernest, Longreads, 2 May 2023
• In early spring, tufts of pale leaves burst from gray bark.
  — Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2023
• Farhan Farooq, a skinny 13-year-old with a tuft of black hair, was the youngest.
  — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
• Their tails are ringed, with a white tuft at the tip, and act as a rudder as a cheetah runs.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
• Zuck warned me to aim carefully through my scope and pick a tuft of hair on the deer’s side to shoot at.
  — Oliver Staley, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2020
• There were small, feathery tufts of it strewn about the studio’s bright-green floor.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• The spot contains just a jumble of limestone rocks, bricks and tufts of grass.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 20 June 2023
• Hot-glue two feathers to the back of the egg, and add a smaller feather tuft to the top of the egg for a head accent.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
• McFee looked down at the dusty ground and touched the toe of his boot to a tuft of golden-brown grass, which was shriveled to a crisp.
  — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2020
• Pry back his underwear band and there’s a tuft of fuzzy hair in his butt crack.
  — Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2020
• Puppies were playing at her feet with a tuft of fake hair.
  — Elian Peltier, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
• In some carpets, the tufts of yarn are spaced much more densely than in others.
  — Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 9 July 2019
• Referring to the ear pattern, hot-glue a faux fur ear tuft to the inside of each ear.
  — Heidi Palkovic, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
• Based on the cats' sizes and tufts of facial fur, called ruffs, Crowley says both lynx in the tree are likely males.
  — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 28 Mar. 2018
• But their age is starting to show: Their beards, the black tuft of whiskers on their chest, continue to grow longer.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Nov. 2022
• Each plate is anchored by a tuft of radish that Mr. Amchok pickles for a week.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
• Just do us a favor and trim your tuft down a touch before displaying it to the world.
  — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 1 Oct. 2017
• Just like 68-year-old Collins had back in the mid-‘80s, the baby has a small tuft of hair on the top of his head, and also shares the drummer’s big blue eyes.
  — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• Claw marks score the aspens at heights above my head, tufts of fur from the enormous bears who left them snagged by the peeling bark.
  — Cassidy Randall, Longreads, 16 Feb. 2023
• Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd, sent a messenger to request a lock of hair, and a tuft was clipped from the head for her.
  — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2018
• Baja-style tacos, built from fried shrimp or fish, sport the telltale squiggles of mayo and the curly tuft of cabbage.
  — Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• From the ground, passers-by catch just a tuft of tail and the bottom of a paw; from inside the building, shoppers see a giant nose.
  — Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2017
• Children made and used the adorable owls, which included a spot just right for a tuft of feathers atop the head, around 5,000 years ago.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
• They are often recognized for their short, stubby tail and the tufts of fur on their cheeks.
  — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2018
• That’s because most of them have little scale tufts on their wings, which are slightly curved or curled.
  — Rina Diane Caballar, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
• Great horned owls are known for their iconic ear tufts and catlike eyes, Eldermire said.
  — Megan Marples, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024

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tuft

2 of 2 verb

• The bench, like the bed and the dressers, is made from cerused oak with a button-tufted, waxed leather top.
  — Adrienne Gaffney, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
• Be sure to have your binoculars handy to zoom in on the red tufted beauties.
  — Tiffany Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 June 2018
• Yet the hand-tufted, looped pile makes for a soft, plush feeling underfoot.
  — Kim Cook, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
• The two dining rooms are softly lit and soundproofed, thanks to carpet on the floor, linens on the tables and tufted fabric on the walls.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 June 2019
• Tufted booths and a walnut and marble bar give the space an intimate vibe.
  — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2017
• Across from the dining room table, a wine bar area with a long, black loveseat tufted with rhinestones stands next to a pink chair draped in a black scarf.
  — Madeleine Winer, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2017
• The seat cushion on the Walmart sofa is also tufted, unlike the West Elm couch.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 8 Oct. 2018
• Salazar’s had the feel of an ’70s-era diner with its orange tufted vinyl booths and CD-playing jukebox.
  — Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 July 2017
• With beautiful details, like a tufted back and retro rolling losange arms, the furnishing looks good in any room.
  — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 2 Nov. 2018
• The hotel’s feminine feel comes from curvy wing chairs, plump ottomans and button-tufted booths.
  — Valli Herman, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• Witness giant nubby, braided and tufted Nepalese knits in wool and cashmere with fox trim.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2017
• It's built with a nylon pin and tufted bristles, and a power reservoir pumping 1100 Watts into it.
  — NBC News, 18 Dec. 2017
• Its earthy colors are seen in a green tufted ottoman and couch topped with rainbow polka dot and sequin pillows.
  — Madeleine Winer, The Courier-Journal, 21 Sep. 2017
• But there are also comfortable tufted-leather club chairs and antique rugs, a weathered farmhouse table and leather stools that belly up to the bar.
  — Genevieve Garruppo, ELLE Decor, 19 May 2017
• Here, the northern fur seals number more than half a million strong, and avian species include horned and tufted puffins, red-legged kittiwakes, and crested auklets.
  — National Geographic, 26 Mar. 2019
• This one has some nice button-tufted detailing that will add an air of elegance to your bedroom and comes in four different colors to match your style.
  — Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2019
• Even a neutral carpet, like this soft hand-tufted option, can instantly pull a room together.
  — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2019
• Patrons sit on tufted-cushion bar stools supported by an imposing bird’s claws grasping a brass ball.
  — Brady MacDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
• The El Bulli cookbook and other modernist tomes that filled the cubbyholes next to the elegant tufted banquets and the shelves behind the open kitchen were clues to his desire: to reimagine Mexican food.
  — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2017
• Of course, in those green and pleasant lands, where sheep have conquered every hilltop, farmers envision O’Donoghue’s tufted-eared felines as a lamb-slaughtering nightmare.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
• Indeed, not everyone would pair a raw concrete wall with velvet tufted upholstery.
  — Ian Phillips, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2018
• The digs are cozily romantic, from the barrel room’s chandeliers to the speakeasy-esque tasting room’s floral wallpaper and tufted banquette.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• The look is lighter, fresher -- a clean, creamy expanse of whitewashed brick walls, tufted banquettes, steelwork windows, pops of jade, and towering palm trees and birds of paradise providing coastal atmospherics.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2019
• Cavity nesters like Eastern bluebirds, Carolina chickadees and tufted titmice already know where the boxes are.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 16 Feb. 2018
• Upholstery can often be outside the realm of the average DIYer, with complicated pleats, tufting, seams, and finishes best left to the capable hands of professionals who have mastered the craft.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 4 Sep. 2019
• Its six Orange County locations carry mattresses made of chemical-free materials that are hand-tufted and stitched by craftsmen.
  — Marshak, Orange County Register, 15 May 2017
• There were several family groups of Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice and blue-gray gnatcatchers; flocks that often beckon traveling migrants to join in.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 23 Aug. 2017
• These include such familiar birds as red-bellied woodpecker, Carolina wren, Northern mockingbird, tufted titmouse and Northern cardinal.
  — James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017
• The bench, like the bed and the dressers, is made from cerused oak with a button-tufted, waxed leather top.
  — Adrienne Gaffney, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
• Be sure to have your binoculars handy to zoom in on the red tufted beauties.
  — Tiffany Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 June 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024