How to Use fuzz in a Sentence

fuzz

noun
  • First, a fuzz of inch-tall greenery.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • The stems are bright green and covered in small spines that look like fuzz or hair.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The stems are bright green and covered in small spines that look like fuzz or hair.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
  • But the fungus forms a fuzz on their wings and muzzles.
    Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Use a dry microfiber cloth to remove lint, hair, or fuzz.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Use a dry microfiber cloth to remove lint, hair, or fuzz.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There was so much moss that the trees near his home seemed coated with tennis-ball fuzz.
    Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Rubbing causes the fabric's fibers to loosen and ball up or fuzz.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
  • This yellow peach has little fuzz, yellow flesh, and a deep red blush.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Here, her grief is cradled by lo-fi fuzz and limber, distant horns.
    Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026
  • Keep a lint roller handy to quickly remove cat or dog fuzz from upholstery.
    Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Rub the stone lightly in circles on the fabric to detach and pick up fuzz.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Always wipe with the steel grain to capture any small particles or pieces of fuzz.
    Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2022
  • For the few minutes, the thick fuzz of air and paint harmonized with the hum of traffic.
    Hazlitt, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Gently rub while rinsing to remove any dirt or excess fuzz.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Just heat it up, apply, and peel off the strips against the direction your hair grows to get rid of that fuzz.
    Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 21 June 2023
  • Cute, fluffy sheep are one of the symbols of spring, but this one has a little more going for him than adorable fuzz.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The peach-fuzz Softstreme fabric is ultra-cozy, warm, and smooth against the skin.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Scrub the peaches under running water to remove any fuzz, then halve and pit them.
    Kate Krader, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Noah buzzed off all his luscious curls, leaving behind nothing but a short layer of fuzz.
    Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Run a cotton ball over each limb surface; snagged white fuzz indicates a problem.
    Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 12 Aug. 2020
  • My face is perfectly fuzz-free and my skin feels soft after weekly sessions.
    Taryn Brooke, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The images are a crisp black-and-white, each downy strand of fuzz on each piglet rendered hyper-real and sharp.
    BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2021
  • Less complex filaments, akin to fuzz or down, have been found on a few non-theropod dinosaurs.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2018
  • Keep kitchen microfiber cloths separate from clothes to avoid transferring dirt, oils, and fuzz.
    Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Miller, bald except for a minuscule friar’s ring of fuzz, won in a split decision.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Test recordings of my voice were incredibly clean, with no fuzz, sibilance, or laptop fan noise.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
  • To avoid that fuzz, researchers send current through wires so short that the ripples don’t have time to influence the electrons.
    Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Exceptionally sweet and juicy and with little or no fuzz, these white peaches are a delight.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
  • Cotton towels are lint shedders that can leave fuzz on microfiber throws and jackets that are lint attractors.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025

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