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How do you use Scuff in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like mule or wear, plus the exact meaning.

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Scuff in a sentence

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Scuff | Scuffle | Scuffles | Scuffed | Scuffling | Scuffs | Scuffled | Scuffing

Scuff meaning

  1. To scrape the feet while walking.
  2. To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.)
  3. To hit lightly, to brush against.

Synonyms of Scuff

mule wear thin wear down wear out wear off wear shamble scuffle shuffle drag wipe rub carpet slipper slipper scratch

Related words

Other words often associated with Scuff or its synonyms:

walking pass walk weary tire fatigue draw shuffling outwear refresh footwear contact

Using Scuff

  • The main meaning on this page is: To scrape the feet while walking. | To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.) | To hit lightly, to brush against.
  • Useful related words include: mule, wear thin, wear down, wear out.
  • In the example corpus, scuff often appears in combinations such as: and scuff, to scuff, scuff his.

Context around Scuff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

find 1× durable 1× offer 1×

Often after:

easily 1× clumps 1× marks 1× resistant 1× wide 1× free 1×

Sentence patterns with Scuff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

could only scuff well wide 1× feet and scuff the ball 1× get any scuff or spot 1× it can scuff easily if 1× not offer scuff up and 1× only to scuff his shot 1× only to scuff wide 1× scratch and scuff free 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

be warned though 1× but iran created 1× carpe diem does 1× elephants pull pods 1× he provides a 1× le douaron missed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and scuff free 1× at just 140 1× find scuff marks 1× his shot wide 1× of the river 1× off of anything 1×

Words around Scuff

Just before it in the word index:

scuf 4 scuds 5 scudi 2 scudetto 18 scudetti 2 scuderia 29

Just after it in the word index:

scuffed 26 scuffing 5 scuffle 168 scuffled 13 scuffles 46 scuffling 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Scuff

  • In this selection, "scuff" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, find, durable, offer, easily, clumps and marks stand out and add context to how "scuff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include could only scuff well wide and feet and scuff the ball. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scuff" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scuff

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

Short example sentences

Will get any scuff or spot off of anything. (9 words)

Carpe Diem does not translate to "Scuff the ball". (9 words)

Be warned, though — it can scuff easily if you drop it, which I found out when grabbing some photographs outside. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

He provides a low cross towards the front post where Anthony Martial shoots first-time, and is blocked, but manages to stand back up on his feet and scuff the ball over the line ahead of Ben Foster, who was at sixes and sevens. (44 words)

But Iran created an opening only a few minutes later, Alireza Jahanbakhsh doing well down the right and sliding a low pass across the edge of the box, where Vahid Amiri could only scuff well wide. (36 words)

Superintendent Sally Riley told the Sunday Times: “I think if it had been a sloping bank, a common-sense view would be that you would expect to find scuff marks. (30 words)

Example sentences (13)

Be warned, though — it can scuff easily if you drop it, which I found out when grabbing some photographs outside.

Elephants pull pods from albida trees and scuff clumps of grass out of the warm, yellow sand while saddlebill storks wade in the shallows of the river.

Le Douaron missed a chance in the 67th as he met a cross from Mounie only to scuff his shot wide.

Superintendent Sally Riley told the Sunday Times: “I think if it had been a sloping bank, a common-sense view would be that you would expect to find scuff marks.

While softside luggage can admittedly get dirty, Swissgear has equipped the Sion with ultra durable scuff-resistant fabric, so it’s a no-brainer investment piece at just $140.

Will get any scuff or spot off of anything.

With play far more open in the second period, Shaftesbury should have levelled when ex-Dorchester striker Ash Pope beat the offside trap only to scuff wide.

The bright gold paintwork might not be to everyone's taste, but looks to be enitrely scratch and scuff free.

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The one constant is the solid grooves from the rhythm section, Jacey Ashton and Nick Finch, allowing Scott to skulk and scuff his feet, shifting between spoken word and singing.

He provides a low cross towards the front post where Anthony Martial shoots first-time, and is blocked, but manages to stand back up on his feet and scuff the ball over the line ahead of Ben Foster, who was at sixes and sevens.

But Iran created an opening only a few minutes later, Alireza Jahanbakhsh doing well down the right and sliding a low pass across the edge of the box, where Vahid Amiri could only scuff well wide.

Carpe Diem does not translate to "Scuff the ball".

The extra coating of lacquer is one of the reasons, the pink ball does not offer scuff up and offer reverse swing.

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Common combinations with scuff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scuff" in a sentence?
An example: "Be warned, though — it can scuff easily if you drop it, which I found out when grabbing some photographs outside." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "scuff" from authentic English texts.
What does "scuff" mean?
Scuff means: To scrape the feet while walking.
What are synonyms of "scuff"?
Common synonyms of "scuff" include: mule, wear thin, wear down, wear out, wear off, wear, shamble, scuffle. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "scuff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "scuff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.