muffed

past tense of muff

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of muffed Oklahoma’s special teams muffed a punt against Michigan in Week 2, then allowed a punt return touchdown to Texas in the fourth quarter. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 When center fielder Bryce Teodosio muffed Doyle’s single, Goodman scored the go-ahead run. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025 Kicker Brady Denaburg missed a potentially game-tying, 51-yard field goal, and then U returner Koi Perich muffed bouncing punt in the shadow of the goalposts. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffed
Verb
  • Onana then fumbled a low cross from the right by Yasin Ayari, with the ball falling to the feet of Georginio Rutter.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Last season, Daniels fumbled the ball twice in the last five minutes.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the final whistle blew at Memorial Stadium, Kiffin made some headlines for his postgame behavior toward an Oklahoma player.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But as the team was celebrating, the officials on the field blew the play dead and gave Philadelphia the first down.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Muffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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