bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
bluffs
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present tense formof bluff (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It was the culmination of a series of feints and bluffs in the preceding hours and days as the former reality TV star kept the world guessing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
In the 1980s, the two spearheaded a successful ballot measure still protects the coast from non-agricultural development and ensured access to the beaches and bluffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
Downtown, where bluffs rise above the serpentine Mississippi River, George Campbell was walking his goldendoodle, Zac, when he spotted a group of National Guard soldiers in fatigues, handguns holstered at their hips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Across the 100 or so miles west of Madison, bluffs still soar, valleys still plunge and the air still holds more birdsong than bustle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
High rock bluffs on the far side of the canyon with thin black trees clinging to the escarpment.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
