Example Sentences

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The hardest part for Treichel, whose primary job is as a finance lawyer, was to not add caveats and footnotes to everything, and to eventually stop fussing with the explanations during the editing process.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

The silver mining at the bottom of all this business isn’t portrayed at all, nor are any practical matters of running a ranch; everyone’s too busy fussing and feuding, I suppose.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

I couldn’t breathe, and I couldn’t stop fussing at Jack Williams.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

For coffee connoisseurs ready to level up their standard cup of morning coffee, the Miele CM5 coffee system makes coffee that tastes amazing without much fussing.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

It was when Big Ma lifted herself up and out of her comfy chair that we knew she wasn’t just fussing with us, and we scooted back to our rooms.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia