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Ruffle is an English word with synonyms like riffle or fight. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ruffle in a sentence

Ruffle | Ruffled | Ruffles

Ruffle meaning

  1. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
  2. Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
  3. A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.

Using Ruffle

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. | Disturbance; agitation; commotion. | A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
  • Useful related words include: riffle, fight, fray, disturbance.
  • In the example corpus, ruffle often appears in combinations such as: to ruffle, ruffle feathers, ruffle some.

Context around Ruffle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Ruffle

  • In this selection, "ruffle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dramatic, adorable, statement, hem, feathers and sleeves stand out and add context to how "ruffle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a statement ruffle neckline and and an adorable ruffle hem. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ruffle" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and activations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ruffle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Complete the set with these perfect ruffle bottoms. (8 words)

Ruffle bikinis, sexy one-pieces and trippy tops, oh my! (10 words)

The collared dress is loose with a ruffle hem and short sleeves. (12 words)

The new venture will certainly ruffle some feathers in the pool organisations that have been doing their thing for many years, but Hearn likens it to the emergence of the PDC and the huge growth in darts as they left the BDO behind. (43 words)

Though sporting a shorter length than Kate's iconic Vampire's Wife ensembles, does boast the same cropped sleeves with those delicately feminine ruffle trims that Kate opts for, and they can also be seen at the hem. (38 words)

Despite going on to become a huge hit, the first proved to be polarizing when it screened at Venice back in 2019, and Festival director Alberto Barbera believes the sequel will ruffle just as many feathers. (36 words)

Ruffle bikinis, sexy one-pieces and trippy tops, oh my! (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ah yes, the "don't ruffle feathers because he's the President" plan from someone with the power to have done something about it.

Coco Rocha took to the rose-lined runway wearing a black-and-white printed pantsuit featuring dramatic ruffle sleeves, and accessorized with an Audrey Hepburn-style hat and sky-high stilettos.

Go for a whimsical babydoll look in this periwinkle blue long-sleeve mini dress, with an adorable ruffle hem.

Her tone — not hectoring, complaining, or pleading, but matter of fact — did not ruffle any feathers.

In honor of this year’s event, the model and daughter of music legend Michael Jackson wore a sparkling black high-low dress with a statement ruffle neckline and a drop waist from couture.

One’s reaction is to ruffle her hair and tactfully wait for her to turn 16. She’ll get it out of her system eventually.

Ruffle bikinis, sexy one-pieces and trippy tops, oh my!

The collared dress is loose with a ruffle hem and short sleeves.

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The new venture will certainly ruffle some feathers in the pool organisations that have been doing their thing for many years, but Hearn likens it to the emergence of the PDC and the huge growth in darts as they left the BDO behind.

The slightest ruffle of leaves, that I certainly didn’t notice, didn’t go unnoticed by him.

The two stayed calm, didn’t allow any outside din or sledges to even ruffle their hair, forget scramble their minds.

Complete the set with these perfect ruffle bottoms.

Despite going on to become a huge hit, the first proved to be polarizing when it screened at Venice back in 2019, and Festival director Alberto Barbera believes the sequel will ruffle just as many feathers.

Instead, Stephen Colbert served principally as DNC cheerleader, telling jokes that were not supposed to ruffle any feathers.

Or the moment in the shopping centre when you ruffle your teenage son’s hair and he squirms in embarrassment and glances at you to remind you he is no longer five years old.

Though sporting a shorter length than Kate's iconic Vampire's Wife ensembles, does boast the same cropped sleeves with those delicately feminine ruffle trims that Kate opts for, and they can also be seen at the hem.

United are among many bookmakers’ favourites to be relegated straight back to League One, but confidence within the U’s camp is high that the team can ruffle some feathers in the second tier.

While a lack of goals at the other end of the pitch has caused more concern, the net repeatedly failing to ruffle behind has been a reassuring sight this season.

With the celebrations accompanied with drink specials and a ruffle draw for k17, 420. 01, Pentagon Entertainment club concluded its celebrations on Saturday in a scintillating fashion fitting for a premier entertainment club.

A pink crushed-velvet minidress with a Twiggy-esque ruffle at the neck and sleeves that I planned to wear with white majorette boots.

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Common combinations with ruffle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ruffle" in a sentence?
An example: "Ah yes, the "don't ruffle feathers because he's the President" plan from someone with the power to have done something about it." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ruffle" from authentic English texts.
What does "ruffle" mean?
Ruffle means: Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
What are synonyms of "ruffle"?
Common synonyms of "ruffle" include: riffle, fight, fray, disturbance, affray, neckband, collar, neck ruff. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ruffle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ruffle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.