How to Use buffer in a Sentence

buffer

1 of 2 noun

• Because the corals no longer act as a buffer as those waves come in.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• No more eight-minute buffer to retreat to.
  — Jennifer Wolfgram, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• The one-hour buffer gives your body enough time to shift into sleep mode.
  — Allison Palmer march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
• Blinds act as a buffer against this heat gain and cool things down as a result.
  — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
• The, the lawyer makes the case that the rules don’t require a big enough buffer.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 July 2023
• The trick will be to keep the cost of these buffers to a minimum.
  — Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
• Sometimes that means building in a short buffer for food, a walk or a deep breath.
  — Kendra MacDonald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• These molten-salt tanks act as energy buffers.
  — David Szondy march 08, New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2026
• The spinoff will take at least a year, followed by a two-year buffer to avoid tax penalties.
  — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
• How much of a buffer should there be from the land of other neighbors who weren’t part of the project?
  — USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
• Of course, buffers play an important role.
  — Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
• Rats said energy prices would be higher now had there not been a few buffers in place.
  — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 20 May 2026
• Including a small buffer in your plan helps protect your cash flow.
  — Fazila Shahid Lodhi, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
• This can also give you a buffer if there's a hefty queue at the charging station.
  — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2023
• The straight fit is also great for men with a slightly bigger, buffer build.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 28 July 2023
• Hard gel, on the other hand, can only be removed with an e-filler or buffer.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 13 July 2023
• Add buffer days in case bad weather hits; thick cloud cover can conceal the lights.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
• Build in buffer time between stops — this isn’t a city that rewards rushing.
  — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
• While not noise-cancelling, these can help provide a buffer from the outside world.
  — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
• True attention acts as a buffer.
  — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• Even if the adults are in the living room or kitchen, the hallway provides a nice sound buffer.
  — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
• Maybe there’ll be sculptures that line buffer strips of native grass and woody plants on the west side of the acreage.
  — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Mar. 2026
• Neither tax refunds nor savings can last as buffers.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
• That problem, Smith said, could’ve been resolved with a buffer.
  — Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
• The past couple of years, though, an agent could have been quite the buffer to engage in contract talks.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• This will act as a sort of buffer between the medication and your skin.
  — Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2023
• Pre-plan for buffers to weather an inevitable downturn.
  — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
• Street parking spaces can be used to create a buffer between bike and car lanes.
  — Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
• Or, just build in a few buffer days to really slow down and embrace the long layover.
  — Nerdwallet, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2023
• The question is how long all these buffers can last relative to the pace of ceasefire talks.
  — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 June 2026

buffer

2 of 2 verb

• The wall buffers the noise of the traffic.
• The trees help buffer the house from the hot summer sun.
• The nylon buffered the cool desert breeze and my down bag was cozy and warm.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
• This can help buffer the effects of less sleep.
  — Jonathan Carone, Parents, 15 Nov. 2025
• So all these two things have buffered our world against recession.
  — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• This allowed the farmers to buffer their fields against drought and floods.
  — Edward R. Carr, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2022
• Oyster reefs even buffer coastal areas against waves and storms.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Wired, 1 Jan. 2022
• This kit comes with an easy-to-use glass file and buffer to keep your fingers in their best shape.
  — Women's Health, 9 May 2023
• Place them first in a mesh bag and add a few old towels to balance and buffer the load.
  — Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
• Birds that stay put also need to bulk up to buffer against the frigid, lean season ahead.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• How having money can, in a way, buffer you from some of the harsher parts of life.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• Videos buffered and the streaming quality wasn’t always good.
  — Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
• The first is to buffer your portfolio against the risk and volatility of stocks.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
• Some lawmakers are looking for a way to help buffer the impact.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 8 Aug. 2022
• Trees have been preserved or planted along the river to buffer erosion and runoff.
  — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 28 Oct. 2022
• This helps create a barrier of warmer air that buffers the foliage against the cold.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
• Size and brand recognition did not buffer the mockery and anger that these ads elicited.
  — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• But the couch, the rug, the dining room table — what used to buffer the noise of the tiled living room — were gone.
  — Charles Jensen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• Blankets, heavy curtains or even rugs hung around your podcast space can help buffer the bounce of soundwaves.
  — Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2022
• Commitment to the greater good buffered the AI aversion.
  — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• Buffeted by cold and wind, yet buffered from a world that was lurching toward a pandemic.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2024
• Back then, the poles alternated warming, so melting from one ice sheet was buffered by the other.
  — Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• Helsinki is buffered by more than 300 islands, and its harbor is always busy.
  — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
• Faster internet speeds help avoid lag, slow downloads and buffering during video calls or streaming.
  — Kara McGinley, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
• Bucyana agreed that solutions such as Rwanda’s help to buffer from global events.
  — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
• Cutting costs in the face of uncertainty to buffer their bottom line seemed like the prudent move.
  — Kathryn Judge, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
• Get a few feet away from the door and all the quilts and other creations buffer the room against the loudest of clanging bells and music.
  — Jenna Schnuer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023
• Down by the shore, the storm waves tore deep gashes into the land, chewing open the protective banks that buffer homes from the sea.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022
• Duration is also higher for lower-coupon bonds, which provide less cash flow to buffer those swings.
  — Sebastian Pellejero, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
• These traits are required to buffer their value chain from inevitable and unpredictable shocks to the forecast.
  — Richard Howells, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022