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scuff - use in sentences
Object
- shot: His scuffed shot fell to Plummer, who could only slide the ball wide of the post.
- clearance: Having got to the ball Bath then compounded the error by scuffing the clearance straight to a forward.
- shoe: You may have a crumpled shirt or scuffed shoes.
- ball: With the goal yawning Smith's tired legs could only scuff the ball toward the line allowing Manton to clear.
- effort: But with the hard part done, he then scuffed a feeble effort back into the grateful Elgin man's hands.
- mark: Corners scuffed, light mark on rear board, spine lightly sunned, very good.
Preposition: on
- extremity: Lightly soiled, a trifle scuffed on extremities, some light foxing, otherwise very good.
Converse of object
- have: Sometimes people find records that have no scuffs that are visible, yet a careless needle scratch causes a break in the grooves.
Adjective modifier
- minor: Often the minor scuffs are caused from inner sleeves.
- few: Its got a few scuffs here and there but overall good condition.
- small: Small scuff to leather near head of spine, intermittent foxing on plates, otherwise a very good copy in an attractive binding.
- slight: The only damage being bent rear brake pedal and slight scuff on front mudguard.
Modifies a noun
- mark: The only mark to appear on the sack was a scuff mark on the plastic buckle.
- plate: Sport models do lack the wood trim, rear blind and illuminated scuff plates of the SE-L model.
Modifying Another Word
- lightly: Lightly scuffed, a trifle darkened on spine, undated inscription on front free endpaper, good.
- badly: The second was more like Kav, badly scuffed along the floor.
- slightly: The £ 6m signing was played through on the right of the area and slightly scuffed his right-footed shot across goal.
- only: With the goal yawning Smith's tired legs could only scuff the ball toward the line allowing Manton to clear.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- up: Her feet scuff up my carpet as she goes.
Noun used with modifier
- shoe: We shine in shadow, share whip and top, skip until our shoes scuff.
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