in the buff

idiom

informal
: naked : not wearing any clothes
They sunbathe in the buff.

Examples of in the buff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fisticuffs in the buff make sexuality besides the point. Maya Phillips, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023 Social media posts show the woman in the buff, firing from the shoulder of the freeway with a pistol and then walking across traffic. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023 The brand was also recently touted by Andy Cohen in the buff. Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023 Without having time to even think about dressing, Cleon is forced to dispatch the attackers in the buff and does so quite capably, despite suffering serious wounds in the melee. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023 The actors' scenes in the buff come when Maddie takes Percy skinny-dipping at night, and their clothes are stolen by other beachgoers. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023 Throughout this theatrical history lesson, Chappell inhabits not only Eleanor but many of the other personages who were part of hers and Franklin’s lives, including British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who brazenly walked around in the buff while visiting the Roosevelts. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023 Maddie and Percy forge a bond after a disastrous date that results in both experiencing harrowing bodily harm while in the buff, and something like a friendship blossoms between these two oddballs, who are odd in different ways. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023 The actors' scenes in the buff come when Maddie takes Percy skinny-dipping at night, and their clothes are stolen by other beachgoers. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023 See More

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“In the buff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20buff. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.

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