How to Use scarf in a Sentence

scarf

1 of 2 noun
  • Fringed plaid scarves, thick as clouds.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Caps and scarves shield the searchers from the sun.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This silk scarf earns its keep a dozen times over.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Thick coats, scarves, and gloves trap heat and block icy winds.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Liu wraps her scarf around her head like a hijab.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In that case, take your scarf to the dry cleaner.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In place of a scarf, take your knit sweater and tie it around your neck.
    — Gena Kaufman, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The actress added a black neck scarf and red pumps.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • And who says there's only one way to style a scarf?
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 30 May 2026
  • Put your small purses and scarves in their own bins.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Hold onto your hats (and gloves, and scarves and parkas).
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Think breezy linen suits, statement skirts, and silky scarves.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The actor wore a black suit with a blue tie worn as a scarf.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • This is how often to wash your scarves and the best way to do it.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Dress it up with a belt and booties or down with sneakers and a scarf.
    — Andie Kanaras, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
    — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Here are the rest of our top picks for the best travel wraps and scarves.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The rest was all flowing robes and harem pants and scarves, at least two.
    — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Plus, hats and scarves can trap oil and sweat, which can lead to itchy scalps and greasy roots.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2026
  • What's so 10 years ago about boots, pants, scarf, and a long wool coat?
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Bring back the whimsy with bonnets and head scarves!
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Rih dressed down the whimsy, in a white tee, jeans, and a fuzzyz white scarf.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Air-dry scarves to help them last as long as possible.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Wash the scarf right away to prevent stains from setting.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026

scarf

2 of 2 verb
  • The first one brought the stars to earth with invasive photos of them scarfing fast food.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The cliquishness of right-footed and left-footed birds helps keep the peace within a flock as phalaropes scarf down food, the team suggests.
    — Erica Tennenhouse, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Fresh cherries are delicious, easy to scarf down by the handful, and equally delicious in recipes.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 15 June 2021
  • As soon as it was laid on the ground, my boy lunged at it with a markedly un-royal passion and scarfed it all down within a matter of minutes.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • With astonishing speed, the pack scarfs it down, while warthogs, vultures, and jackals wait in the periphery for the scraps.
    — Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2023
  • And while, for some, there’s no better place to enjoy one than a noisy ballpark on a breezy April day, the truth is, there’s never a bad time to scarf one down.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2022
  • Upon receiving word from Cooper the time was now, Mack scarfed his birthday pancakes, drove to the gym and worked out with them.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • None of those foraging and storing animals are likely to eat the acorns whole, but there are larger animals that are known to scarf the acorns down.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Something seeped into the acai bowls and breakfast burritos these townies scarf down religiously, folks.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Now and Later Now and Laters are the perfect vegan candy for those who tend to scarf down their candy way too fast.
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • This physical trait allows redpolls to scarf up seeds and, if necessary, fly to a safe spot where the food can be regurgitated, husked and eaten.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The slow feeder is particularly great for pets that tend to scarf down their treats, giving them a rewarding experience that lasts much longer than usual.
    — Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2022
  • There’s just something about scarfing oodles of vittles during and after skiing that is far more satisfying than any other post mountain pursuit grubfest.
    — Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025
  • After 10 minutes of scarfing hot dogs, a new men’s champion emerged — Patrick Bertoletti.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
  • Examples include chimpanzees known to scarf down noxious leaves to aid digestion and fruit flies that ingest alcohol to rid themselves of deadly parasites.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 19 May 2022
  • While scarfing my crunchy bread salad, another colorful plate of vegetables appeared, this time, in pops of green and a pink-purple hybrid that can only be attributed to beets.
    — Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As firefighters gathered in the Loma Mar Store parking lot on Tuesday evening to scarf down their dinners, small spot fires burned in the hills surrounding the store.
    — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Gone for now are the days of baseball players, often dirt-stained and still in uniform, gathering in the clubhouse to scarf down a late night meal before heading their separate ways until doing it all again some 24 hours later.
    — Fox News, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Host Greg Davies, aka the Taskmaster, puts five comedians through their paces with stunts that include donning a hazmat suit to scarf down watermelon and trying to put on an animal onesie while inside a tent.
    — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 14 July 2020
  • There’s something about standing in line with at least a dozen other Saz’s stans eager to scarf one down that makes the combination of sticks, curds and fries taste so much better, so much more comforting, so sublimely like summer in Milwaukee.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2023

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