How to Use stuff in a Sentence

stuff

1 of 2 noun

• Pick that stuff up off the floor.
• I need a place to store my stuff.
• She got out the cooking stuff to bake some cookies.
• So please — send me your stuff: [e-mail].
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• When Rose is on the balcony and all that sort of stuff.
  — Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
• But in the meantime, all this kind of stuff is very healthy.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• Garages are now dressed up and more than just a place to store stuff.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• A lot of my stuff in the past has been very piano-based.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
• The stream of stuff mailed our way was her love language.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
• In the end all the other stuff is just 'noise,' what matters is the kids.
  — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
• And then do something with the stuff, so there’s not even a trend.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• There’s the procession right at the top of the show, so where does that stuff get stored?
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2023
• The problem is the perimeter of the room is filled with stuff on the floor or leaning against the walls.
  — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
• Those guys must live in the film room watching all this stuff.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
• John’s stuff was kind of the intense stuff, and Paul’s stuff was kind of the love song, syrupy kind of stuff.
  — Liza Lentini, Spin, 29 Sep. 2023
• Wang: Some of the stuff with Mercy was our favorite to shoot.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• Less than 24 hours were given to move and have all of our stuff out by 12 o'clock.
  — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2023
• Sure, this is a rock deity who doesn't need to do this stuff.
  — USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
• Welcome to Installer No. 32, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2024
• All of that stuff with us walking through the desert, all of that was shot in Namibia.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
• But the stuff that tugs at the heartstrings is what could make these devices stick.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
• Images came through of the two black holes—or, rather, of the ring of stuff falling into the black holes.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
• Clean up spills and other sticky stuff with mild dish soap.
  — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
• Very close intimate contact type of relationship stuff.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
• So like pozole and enchiladas and sopapillas and stuff like that.
  — AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
• Is there stuff to get better at?
  — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 11 May 2026
• But all the old Yankee stuff did rise up then, for the first time in a long time.
  — Mike Lupica, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
• The stiff, shiny stuff is traditionally made from silk, but it can also be woven from manmade fibers like nylon and polyester.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 May 2026
• Sometimes sports are random and betting on this stuff is hard as hell.
  — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
• To define and exemplify the messy stuff that connects us?
  — Glen Weldon, NPR, 10 May 2026

stuff

2 of 2 verb

• She stuffed the laundry bag full.
• The boy stuffed his pockets with candy.
• It shouldn’t be stuffed in a freezer like a piece of meat.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
• The meat is stuffed into Garden of Eatin’ taco shells that were warmed in the oven.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2024
• The best, more often than not, are stuffed with goose or duck down.
  — Erica Zazo, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
• He got stuffed, the Chiefs then took over and drove downfield for a field goal to cut their deficit to 17-16.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
• Avery sent a purse stuffed with pieces of eight to make sure the governor got the point.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
• Use the knife to carefully pry apart the pieces enough to stuff the butter between the slices.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
• With a trim design and long battery life, the Galaxy Tab A7 is easy to stuff in a bag and go.
  — Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• Like bears stuff their face with fish, our ballot box, too, has been stuffed.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2022
• Just stuff the cover with pillows, and kids can lounge in style.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
• The defense also stuffed the run game with the exception of a few plays.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
• The stocking is thick and roomy, but don’t expect a lot of stretch once it’s stuffed with goodies.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• Just a heads up: some pockets are difficult to open when the bag is stuffed full.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
• His Houston home was stuffed with reel-to-reel tapes, research files and vinyl records.
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
• But Buffalo got to the 40-yard line on a third down gain and faced 4th and 1, then rushed to the line to run a play that Wisconsin stuffed.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2023
• Some of those bribes, prosecutors say, came in the form of envelopes stuffed with cash.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
• The space was cramped, stuffed with bunk beds, a fridge, a microwave, a hot plate, a rice cooker, and cleaning supplies.
  — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• The 6-foot-4 Okogie then stuffed 7-foot center Ivica Zubac at the rim, forcing a jump ball.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• This leads me to the Mammoth, which is stuffed with steak, bacon, mushrooms, green peppers and onions.
  — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
• Of Alabama’s top-12 prospects, seven can stuff the run and rush the pocket.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 16 Mar. 2022
• Or be like me and stuff your cheeks with spicy tuna sushi and homemade kimchi while parked out front.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2022
• So stuff some candy in your pockets and prowl the shadowy streets in search of history and haunts.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2022
• In the second, Fleury trapped Alexander Radulov’s shot, then slid about 10 feet from the net to stuff the puck underneath his pads.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2022
• The polyester fabric is thin, but the fit is roomy enough to stuff a base layer underneath for more warmth on chilly hikes.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022
• Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
• Of course, the pancakes are the big draw, including buttermilk and buckwheat flapjacks stuffed with fruit.
  — Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
• The box under my bed, stuffed with rejection letters.
  — Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
• Made by cutting tortillas in half, stuffing them, and rolling them into cone shapes and baking them together with some extra cheese.
  — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
• Marcelin also stuffed part of the victim’s left leg into his electric wheelchair and went shopping before disposing of the limb.
  — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026