Example Sentences

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If you have ever used a "magic eraser" sponge to scrub away scuffs on white shoes or crayon marks on a wall, you have seen how powerful these cleaners can be.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

"It's a tragedy. It's terrible. I've been hiring bikes for 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened before. Not even scuffs and bumps," Mr Mines said.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Ask the seller for more pictures of interior scuffs, door dings and scratches.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

This is for an inspection condition report, she explains, to record even the tiniest scuffs, scratches or any other flaws, a process undertaken when the cars arrive and when they leave the museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

The kids would get scuffs and big bruises from falling on it, and the glasses and plates had to be replaced with plastic ones because once you dropped them they smashed.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride