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Recent Examples of dufferUnwinding with a cool glass of lemonade, the jointed old duffer in the lawn chair is simply propped in place.—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022 Erickson was her boat's duffer and responsible for the map, but had been too distracted socializing.—Madison Karas, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021 Certainly there is value in showing clips of Al Michaels’ golf swing, which made every duffer feel better about his/her swing, and in breaking down clips of Phil Mickelson tossing a football (quicker release than Trey Lance).—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021 Playing on the same course as some of the game’s greatest golfers can do that to a duffer like me, or any golfer, no matter their skill level.—oregonlive, 5 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for duffer
Her work bridges theory and application, beauty and function, the natural and the synthetic.
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Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Use Natural Fibers No synthetics were available in the Middle Ages, so look to natural fabrics like linen for tablecloths and napkins, wool blankets, and silk or cotton drapes.
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Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2025
And when someone does cross the line, like the louts who doused cops in Harlem and Brownsville with water in 2019, most officers have shown remarkable restraint.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2024
That’s the memorable insult that James Kennedy (the DJ of the group) hurled at Tom Sandoval (the resident lout) last season after Sandoval — who had a girlfriend — became romantically involved with Kennedy’s ex-girlfriend.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2024
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