doffing
- present participle of doff.
Example Sentences
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After doffing their shoes, presumably to protect the plush, vibrantly red carpet that covers the theater’s floor, audience members take seats arranged in concentric circles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“Good to see you, John,” he says, doffing his cap.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Send it out in a blaze, or a mass doffing of the mask.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
They practiced donning and doffing personal protective equipment and created protocols for disinfecting themselves, containing outbreaks, and eventually, for helping families visit dying patients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
“Until we meet again,” he said to the Dursleys, who looked as though that moment could wait forever as far as they were concerned, and after doffing his hat, he swept from the room.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
