How to use ruffle in a sentence

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• Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers.From the entry ruffle some feathers
• She wore an appliquéd lace bodice with a ruffle of layered tulle at the waist.2022 March 16, Sean Malin, “Love Is in the Air. So Is Dander.”, in The New York Times. From the entry Brussels griffon
• Unfamiliar words abound, including many intriguing professional roles --ippers, woadmongers, cordwainers--and objects--perukes, frislets (small ruffles) and spangles.2012 May 11, Elizabeth Scott-Baumann, “Woadmongers and frislets.”, in TLS. Times Literary Supplement, number 5693, London, England: NI…. From the entry frislet
• Brolgas ruffling their wings against water ribbons, making the muddy bath flinch in coiling waves.2006, Tara June Winch, Swallow the Air, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 241. From the entry brolga
• To Nicki, who was wearing the mini-est of minidresses, barely more than a ruffle of Pepto-Bismol pink.1998, Susan Isaacs, Red, White, and Blue, page 246. From the entry Pepto-Bismol
• “I thought we were pretty happy the way we were,” Aunt Holly said, ruffling Jamie's hair.1997, Across the Rainbow, page 14. From the entry muppet
• Even his hair was styled to ruffle becomingly in a breeze.1995, Caro French [pseudonym; Karen Watkins], Lady Luck, London: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 280. From the entry blowdrier
• Anand gives her a long hard look, then draws her close and ruffles her hair.1989, Bombay: The City Magazine - Volume 11, Issues 1-6, page 39. From the entry newfind
• Detailed floral stripe on sofas, sleepers and loveseats with correlating provincial print on double ruffle trim.1980, Montgomery Ward, “‘Country Charm’ slipcovers and all the important accessories”, in Fall & Winter ’80, Chicago, Ill., →OCLC, page…. From the entry sleeper
• Do ruffles a few inches at a time, nose iron into gathers.1944, House & Garden - Volumes 85-86, page 92. From the entry spotclean
• The resortwear collections were full of flats, ruffles, colour, buttoned shirts and curls, and are easy wardrobe updates.2017 May 19, Bridie Jabour, “Six things you will be wearing from Australian fashion week's runways”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The…. From the entry resortwear
• May Bell ironed the last ruffle and then hung the dress in the wardrobe next to her other lovelies.2015, Marlys Millhiser, The Mirror, →ISBN. From the entry lovely
• They were decorated with ruffles, ribbons, lace, and bows.2009, Dorothy Denneen Volo, James M. Volo, “The Look: Fashion and Women’s Clothing”, in Daily Life in Civil War America (Greenwood Press…. From the entry fichu
• I need that assurance, will she ruffle self’s curls and smile auntishly, or will her caress mean something?1969, Walter Harris, Clovis, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, page 22. From the entry auntishly
• You haven't a ruffle or a furbelow anywhere in your nature." "Is that meant for an insult?" she asked, flushing angrily.1951, Alice Tisdale Hobart, The Serpent-Wreathed Staff, Bobbs-Merrill, page 50. From the entry Shirley
• In her soft grey frock, with white ruffles at the wrists falling over her slender hands, she looked very beautiful.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 57. From the entry inscrutability
• However, it was soon found that the check man laid such checks ona glass andsmoothed down the ruffling.1920 May 1, Edward H. Smith, “Your Check”, in George Horace Lorimer, editor, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 192, number 44, The Curtis…. From the entry crinkler
• No load of circumstance can weigh down the mind gifted with levitation; 'no calm so dead that your lungs cannot ruffle it with a breeze.1920, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 126, page 819. From the entry bewing
• Ranging in age from mid-20s to late-30s, grandmillennials have an affinity for design trends considered by mainstream culture to be "stuffy" or "outdated"—Laura Ashley prints, ruffles, embroidered linens.2019 September 4, Emma Bazilian, “The Ultimate Guide to Grandmillennial Style”, in House Beautiful, archived from the original on 12 Jun…. From the entry grandmillennial
• By turning the skirt and adding a ruffle of rhyme you would hardly recognize it as vers de societe with neatly shod feet and a fashion-plate illustration.1917, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Confessions of a Humorist”, in Waifs and Strays. From the entry fashion plate
• Bertha had chosen a blue and white silk of a bayadere stripe, with lace ruffles at the neck and wrists and a skirt of voluminous fulness.1906, Carolyn Wells, Patty's Summer Days. From the entry bayadere
• Nothing more happened to ruffle Mr Pontifex, so we had a delightful evening, which has often recurred to me while watching the after career of my godson.1903, Samuel Butler, chapter 18, in The Way of All Flesh, London: Grant Richards, page 80. From the entry aftercareer

Meaning of ruffle

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

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Questions about ruffle in a sentence

How do you use ruffle in a sentence?

Ruffle is used as a noun and verb. For example: “She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.”

What is a short sentence with ruffle?

“The wind ruffled the papers.”

What does ruffle mean?

Ruffle means any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.