How to Use fluff in a Sentence

fluff

1 of 2 noun
  • The movie was pure fluff.
  • Her sweater was covered with fluff.
  • Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.
  • Use air fluff or a low heat cycle.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Cut the fluff so the real art shines.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This sweet fluff is like a spoonful of lemon meringue pie.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That’s a lot of weight for something stuffed with fluff.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There is only so much fluff and so much that can be talked about.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But Pluto doesn’t deal in fluff.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Losing the fluff is a good idea, Plugh agrees.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Share a real client result and cut the fluff.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • These leggings are amazing and hold all the fluff in to the max.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Going on 30 skips all the fluff and goes straight for the gut.
    — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 18 May 2022
  • And once dry, fluff with your hands to restore shape and volume.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And once dry, fluff with your hands to restore shape and volume.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Not that the performance is pure fluff.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
  • If structure and movement are sound, the fluff and stuff is built up.
    — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There’s so much boring fluff in the first ten minutes of this episode.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Sometimes that means tiny seeds or cattail fluff or tiny pieces of sticks.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Goose-down pillows have large clusters, which means more loft and fluff.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
  • No extra fluff, no extra frills.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Up till now, the three babies had been totally white fluff balls.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • The CEOs that could be your next clients don't have time for fluff.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The five skis here felt as capable on frontside groomers as on backside fluff.
    — Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The characters have charm, but there’s a lot of fluff in the middle.
    — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Poll voters figured out right away that 3-0 record was pure fluff.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • And no, that’s not all fluff—there’s a real science behind it.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2026
  • If there was a blanket of white fluff, all the kids in the neighborhood knew what to do.
    — Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 16 Dec. 2020
  • That's not fluff—that's performance.
    — Maria Ross, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Hopecore is easy to dismiss as aesthetic fluff.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

fluff

2 of 2 verb
  • The wind fluffed his hair.
  • The actor kept fluffing the same line.
  • The golfer fluffed another shot.
  • To serve, fluff rice with a fork.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
  • Add lemon juice, and fluff rice with a fork.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Once cooked, those miniscule grains fluff up to be the size of small caviar.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Once cooked, those miniscule grains fluff up to be the size of small caviar.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Use a trowel to fluff the potting mix.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • Remove from the heat and gently fluff the rice with the fork.
    — ExpressNews.com, 17 June 2020
  • Always dry on low heat with some wool dryer balls to fluff the fill.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Put to work sweeping the deck of the tank hold but later fluffed off.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2018
  • Then tumble dry on no-heat with tennis balls to keep them fluffed.
    — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Plan on breaking up some of the foam filling with your hands to fluff the chair up.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Romp grabbed a tree, pounded the stump against the ground and fluffed out the branches.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Some dip their beaks in the water for fish, while others fluff their wings for flight.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Mash them against the side of the pot and fluff the garlic into the rice with a fork.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The girl shook some snow out of her long hair, fluffing up her bangs with her fingers.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Your child may beg you to tie their shoes, fix a broken toy, or fluff their pillow.
    — Gail Cornwall, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Remove lid, and fluff the rice, then cover and cook for 5 mins more.
    — Essence, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Beds are made and pillows are fluffed in hotel rooms where no one has laid a head in weeks.
    — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Adding a tennis ball to the cycle can help pillows fluff back up.
    — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The dryer will fluff for me and take out wrinkles when needed.
    — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Add wool dryer balls to help prevent tangling and to fluff the fibers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Washington fluffed his reddish hair, as was the style in his day.
    — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Save your dryer lint to help fill a cushion that has gone flat or to fluff up your pet’s bed.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Save your dryer lint to help fill a cushion that has gone flat or to fluff up your pet’s bed.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Gently fluff the rice with a fork and stir in any coconut oil on the surface.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2021
  • There were all these young women, fluffed up and attempting to be hot.
    — Craig Tomashoff, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2017
  • For an artificial tree, don't be afraid to fluff it.
    — Leala King, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Once in the tree stand, remove the netting and fluff the branches.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025

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