How To Use Fuss In A Sentence

On Tuesday, guard Jaymes Brooks was discussing how Smith has become the player who "fusses at us a lot, tries to get our spirits up, tries to tell us not to get our heads down in certain situations" when he also alluded to a speech Smith gave at halftime of that East Carolina game. Did Andre Smith save the Hokies' season?
Rampant Victoriana tends to be a bit too fussy for me, but there were some lovely bits of jet and marcasite jewelry that called my name. Runaway, Jersey-style
It's all a lot of fuss and nonsense got up by some pesky civil rights activists, some of whom you can find here at Stand.
Visitors are welcome to fuss and pet the animals. The Sun
Fuss' photograms have reproduced water droplets, birds in flight, moving light and even a trail of snakes moving across light-sensitive paper, dusted with talcum powder.

No fuss, no frills and great colours. Times, Sunday Times
As a person, though, she is very knowing, which is why she's trying to get through the whole thing with a minimum amount of fuss.
Just the thought of going into a fish shop and knowing you can get something that's gluten free with no hassle and no fuss is wonderful.
PERRY: There's no question about it, parents who are comfortable with a child who gets a C or D, parents who are comfortable dropping their child off at a school that they no is ragged -- they have watched that school undereducate a generation or two -- parents who are willing to go down and fuss and fight when their child doesn't play on the basketball team, but are unwilling to go down and fight the same way when that child is not being served in -- in the classroom. CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2009
“When I mentioned Mr. Snow’s name belowdecks it stirred up quite a fuss,” she said. The Berrybender Narratives
There are presents to suit even the fussiest of families. The Sun
Herein resided the stem-winding, therapeutic logic of the year-long national "conversation on race"; the periodic presidential apologies for world-historic wrongs which were usually strategic evasions of actual legislative responsibility; and the fussy feel-good conferences on teen violence and the media. The Feel Good Presidency
I packed and did laundry and stewed and fussed and worried until 1 a.m. but I think we're back on track.
They go for feel and function, leaning towards seam free, simple, unfussy styles.
A number of our friends lined up for cuddles with the wee darling, and several photos of people who we had not hitherto suspected of being clucky fussing Rebecca now exist.
Another good option is the Santa Lucia, a beautifully restored 18 th-century palazzo which is spoiled only by the management's choice of chintzy decor and over-fussy floral curtains in the guest rooms.
He turned up at the swish hotel suite to meet us all by himself, with no fuss and no entourage, and was utterly charming. The Sun
Herodotus is like, Truth is fluid, let's not get too fussy about the details. Alcibiades: canonically irresistable.
Fussell’s topmost denizens were “out of sight” in hilltop manses at the end of long, curving driveways. Class Dismissed
Also, will coumadin hurt my dog fussy licorice during bliss or renewable dyspepsia or if you must pantothenate for a robust time. Wii-volution
This antique elmwood dresser with petite brass hardware is unfussy and beautiful. Apartment Therapy Main
We're looking for black cod or ling cod, although I'm not fussy. A WOMAN WITHOUT LIES
Sure, even the most ornery fusspot will come across something he likes when perusing the coverage, but for the most part the stuff that emerges seems to fall under one of three categories: Archive 2010-09-01
And when it came to details, he was known to be worse than a fussy abbess running a nunnery.
Luckily for us, although they have some fussy tastes, many of the bacteria they like to eat are major pathogens, so they eat proteus and proteus is a bacterium that causes a lot of urinary tract infections.
The physically awkward but intellectually gifted nebbish was foregrounded in film and television by Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, and Richard Dreyfuss, and later by Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Larry David. A Renegade History of the United States
Probably on a Lunar base, but maybe groundside, I wasn't fussy about the details. Archive 2006-02-01
Yet this time they have done it with the minimum of fuss. The Sun
You'll have been arrested in a blaze of publicity but the police won't make quite the same fuss over your release, meaning the cloud of suspicion will hang over you.
Alex would do his duty and fuss at her behavior, because that is what a father has to do to prepare his precious darling for the wide world.
Did his job with no fuss or frills. The Sun
Gatherings such as this always made him fuss unusually about his appearance, when he normally did not care.
M. le Comte's guests followed closely on the triumphant bridegroom's heels: M. le préfet, fussy and nervous, secretly delighted at the idea of affixing his official signature to such an aristocratic _contrat de mariage_ as was this between M.le. de Cambray de Brestalou and M. Victor de M.rmont, own nephew to M.rshal the duc de Raguse; M.dame la préfète, resplendent in the latest fashion from Paris, the Duc and Duchesse d'Embrun, cousins of the bride, the Vicomte de Génevois and his mother, who was Abbess of Pont Haut and godmother by proxy to Crystal de The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days
When she gets nervous she fusses over unimportant details.
At first you will wonder what the fuss is about. Times, Sunday Times
Basically, it does exactly what it says on the tin with the minimum of fuss and hassle.
The fuss over coverage of the jubilee river pageant shows that we still care. Times, Sunday Times
Phillis," said he, after a long silence, "do you know, it is my opinion that that old creature," pointing with his thumb to Aunt Peggy's house, "is so long used to grumblin 'and fussin', that she can't, to save her life, lie still in her grave. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is
That aesthetic would require clean, simple lines, and no fussiness.
All this fuss has been a bit embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times
She must be nervous,she fusses about all the time.
Fusser said exhibitions in Hong Kong are professionally organised and efficient, with sophisticated logistics.
On the face of it, this brave little dwelling of wood and reeds is a complete contrast to a gleaming penthouse overlooking Hyde Park, but they're both among the fussiest residences of their eras. £140m for a flat? Perhaps the buyer would like to see my Kilburn des res
I gather that generally it's men who make the most fuss when they are not well, but not me.
Over a large gin and tonic, he veers between amused bafflement at all the fuss and genuine hurt that he has been cast as a monster. Times, Sunday Times
Companies do not want any undue fuss. Times, Sunday Times
Take some friendly advice, retailers: most of us would rather be ignored sincerely than fussed over phonily any day. Times, Sunday Times
The woman with the walker, obviously the mother, fusses a bit with the walker, unsure whether to lean on it or push it over in the direction of one of the daughters, the one who is now folding away her sunglasses as she speaks.
Anyway, Devine soothes us, Pakistani officials also "fussed" in response to a recent uptick in Predator drone attacks. Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity
But hardly anyone has fussed about a more practical concern: Some of the more elaborate plate designs make it difficult to read the tag numbers.
These fussy foragers pick the best and ripest coffee berries.
And all without too much fuss and bother. Times, Sunday Times
I felt that the food then was unnecessarily fussy.
I just wanted to get to the bottom, to the underlying mechanics, of why some respectable pieces went wholly unliked while others generated a fuss. The Meaning of 'Like'
He had fed the animals, watered them, fussed over Sport and Cochise, and milked the cow.
The food writer has eaten more braciola stateside than in Italy, where, he says, it is less likely to be fussed with or overstuffed.
And busy Americans have never been fussy about the qualifications of even the most exotic panjandrum. Magic and Mayhem
When he was found, after 14 hours spent in the open in just a pair of bathers, he wondered what the fuss was all about.
The characteristic Paula Wolfert fiddliness was exactly what I was looking for-I wanted to fuss a bit over my one-time truffle, yet not to drown it in extras; after all, I was wondering what it tasted like. Toast:
Meals are presented in an artful yet not overly fussy manner.
Women enjoy the attentiveness of Shanghai men but can't stand their being fussy and ‘picky’.
No entourage, no special advisers, no fuss. Times, Sunday Times
If enough people make enough of a fuss we can force them to think again.. The Sun
Convenience is their strong suit and in general they are fine when time is an issue and you want a quick fire without all the muss and fuss of natural firewood.
Hotels are few and far between and the restaurants tend to be simple and unfussy. Times, Sunday Times
The author labels Fleming's creation a "snob" for his obsession with top-of-the-market brands, "with the result that in the later books Bond has arguably developed from connoisseur to fusspot. The Work, Not the Author, Matters
Nor was he in step with party activists, who often fussed about procedures and the setting up of committees. Times, Sunday Times
Lesser fly-on-the-wall programmes would have ladled the pathos on with a shovel but there's an unfussy, understated humanity here. TV highlights 29/06/2011: Killer Tigers | Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe | Finding Amelia | The Apprentice | Afghanistan: The Battle For Helmand | 24 Hours in A&E
He was uneasy, real uneasy, tugging uselessly on the bottom of his jacket, and fussing with the cummerbund for the umpteenth time; yet he was looking forward to seeing her.
Old Schwerin, the Chief Minister, still with his nightcap on and a robe-de-chambre flapping round his ankles, was hobbling along towards me, with a little knot of attendants fussing in his wake. Royal Flash
On June 25, it got fussy, rebellious, selfish, ego - driven fat cat Garfield.
The next visit to the court continues to tell the story clearly, with the drama moving on unfussily but cogently.
But who'd be the uptight fusspot who, to preserve their shagpile, makes their guests feel exposed? Times, Sunday Times
It will not be fussy about the coal it burns, and will do so more thoroughly, producing little pollution.
Many Japanese seem to make a fuss over the inability of foreigners to eat anko, a sweet bean paste usually made from adzuki beans, which I have never had a problem with. Coke or Pepsi? in Japan
That was the whole dream - no excitement, no fuss, no great drama.
Incidents of civil disobedience are now jointly orchestrated by participants and police so they can be carried out with minimum fuss.
As Mami and Papi finished dressing, the girls watched, fussing at their tights, an uncomfortable new article of clothing.
The article was entitled 'Making up with the minimum of fuss: a five-minute beauty routine that every busy woman should know'.
Getting rid of all the fuss and bother or hassle of looking after your contact lenses, it becomes part of the body and it's not an invasive procedure.
HUMANE, DELLE BABUINE, le pelle delle quali poteva far egli credere ad ogniuno che fussero state di femine. Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850
The bitterling appears to be not a particularly fussy eater, but it's a small fish so likes small foods.
The next I hear, she has been spotted dining alone, unembarrassed, in an unfussy brasserie I had suggested.
Rather than sit about and fuss over the ideal way to fix the problem, the group took a quick, short step to plug the hole.
God, he's such a drama queen! I've never seen such a fuss.
To think until the final minute of the first half we were wondering what all the fuss had been about. The Sun
Some animal rights people arrived and made a huge fuss about it all. Times, Sunday Times
She sat down at the dressing table, the maid fussing with her hair.
She's getting more and more fussy as the months roll by.
She professed to find all the fuss a bit much. Times, Sunday Times
Someone decided that the semicolons were needlessly fussy, resulting in what English teachers call a dangling modifier.
The puppy fussed with a sheet wrinkle; Mary straightened his sheets in a motherly fashion.
Before games, he will spend hours fussing with his pads, his glove, his mask, his sticks - everything.
There's no lawn to mow, no billowy shrubs to prune, few flowers to fuss over.
And he does this all while staggering about the stage tripping over things in gaily-stockinged feet (yes, I have a soft spot for gawky boys in colorful socks), fussing with the mix, swapping instruments on the fly, and -- in the grand tradition of Bowie and Byrne -- dancing like an utter spaz. The short answer is, go.
New Heights, for instance, which makes good-quality, unfussy wooden furniture, has dining tables and chairs, as well as sideboards, with or without dresser tops.
Okay, to give you an idea of what I mean when I say I'm fussing prose, and the kind of fiddly revision that eats up so much time, here's how it works. The morning light is hell at the camelot motel
I screamed and tried to fight, crying in frustration while doctors frantically fussed around me, shouting noises that echoed through my head.
My understanding is you'd like an outside reader's appraisal of its academic merit, as there's been a bit of a fuss about it over there at Athabasca University.
You also like citrus and dried fruits and anything that involves the minimum of fuss. The Sun
I sat on the other twin bed and waited for him to stop making a fuss, the guy with a head of glass to let a few louvre slats knock him out. A DARKENING STAIN
During the fuss over the grotesque abuse of women on Twitter, one thing caught my eye. Times, Sunday Times
He is famously taciturn in interviews, and not big on stage patter either, preferring to flick through his back catalogue with the minimum of fuss. Times, Sunday Times
The next generation will wonder what all the fuss was about, but we will remember. Times, Sunday Times
Cultivated blackberries are not far removed from their wild parents and do not need much fussy soil preparation.
Cutting out the fuss is more than a design philosophy for Julie, it's a way of life, right down to her basic wardrobe of comfortable jeans, slip-on shoes, and simple cotton blouses.
She made such a fuss when Richard spilt a drop of wine on her blouse!
Now the rest of the footballing world knows what all the fuss has been about. The Sun
In the past, the President notoriously spent immense amounts of time poring over the, leading one exasperated congressman to describe her as a "fussbudget" (defined by the American Heritage dictionary as a "person who fusses over trifles. Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose
The war in Testament of Youth, then, is clearly a different kind of war from that which appears in texts by canonical male writers examined by critics like Fussell.
The ensemble playing that provides the story's milieu has an organic feel, but is often fussy and gauche when what's required is brisk, broad caricature.
It's a very ordinary movie-I don't know what all the fuss is about .
They refuse her every wish - to wear plain, plaid dresses instead of fussy white muslin, to go barefoot outdoors, and to have second helpings of food.
Nothing is too much trouble for the staff, as they glide effortlessly, never fuss or faff.
Clean uncluttered shapes work particularly well in this context, where anything fussy would counteract the effect of calming and grounding an otherwise busy scene. Times, Sunday Times
The room is all a bit fussy without being interesting. Times, Sunday Times
We generally celebrate our birthdays quietly, without much fuss or fancy goings-on.
You also like citrus and dried fruits and anything that involves the minimum of fuss. The Sun
Well thanks for the kudos though us fussy femmes don't do "slobber"? My thong pic, a disability lap dance, the party, dehumanized, but still seeking possibilities
They worried about love, marriage and work, fussed about their children, gossiped and plotted.
For the last two summers we've had lousy crops of mushrooms because it was too hot and it was too dry," agroforester Bob Beyfuss said during a recent ramble through a Catskill forest. Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
The job was done with the minimum of fuss.
Here is a list of things that will help in approaching the job without a big fuss or a panic: Archive 2009-01-01
Apart from that, the economy can deliver, without much bother, fuss or promotion.
Food is cooked in a centralised kitchen, then whisked to your house an hour before service for minimum fuss. Times, Sunday Times
He is a pent-up wall of fussy manners and glacial reserve that instantly puts people on edge. Times, Sunday Times
Grant was always fussy about his personal appearance .
I suppose, Squire Carne, you thought that low of me because I made a fuss about being larruped, the same as a Frenchman I pulled out of the water did about my doing of it, as if I could have helped it. Springhaven
With the minimum of fuss, two masseurs, working in unison, applied hot medicated oils over my body and set about the task of coaxing the knots out of my protesting muscles.
This can seem a lot of work, pedantic and fussy but is truly worth it if you can manage.
So why do we make such a fuss over the Democratic and Republican conventions?
Nor was he in step with party activists, who often fussed about procedures and the setting up of committees. Times, Sunday Times
So, there's muss and fuss to be dealt with in this activity.
But it was the Indian scholars themselves making the fuss, expressing concern that research institutes back in Bharat were and are being starved of much-needed funds.
Grant was always fussy about his personal appearance .
After all, these days, financial institutions are a little bit fussier than they used to be about who they lend money to. KICK BACK
Most foreign observers might be forgiven for a little puzzlement at all the fuss.
It dispenses the necessary white stuff delicately with the minimum of fuss while the oafs around you flounder with fiddly lids and squeezy bottles.
If you find a Stream with a badly worn interior it's either been to the moon and back or had a very hard life, so be fussy and accept only the best.
By passing your hand over a scanner at a check-out counter you may charge your purchases to either your bank account or credit system very efficiently with no fuss.
They are generally low-slung and squat in their dimensions, with non-fussy angles and sparse external decoration.
She complains that Toby is a fusspot and that no one seems to trust her.
This works amazingly for vegans, lactose intolerants, and sundry fusspots.
I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things.
Nor was he in step with party activists, who often fussed about procedures and the setting up of committees. Times, Sunday Times
It was all a fuss about nothing.
In the darkened hallway Maddie listens to her shoes squish, and worries Miss Margaret won't take to the new girl the agency will have to send over, fussy like she is, and so close to the end.
She loved fussing over him, mussing his hair and trying to force him to take home food.
Now more than ever, a growing number of exercisers are setting sail in new directions and exploring a more rounded approach to their workouts in the interest of getting more balanced muscle with less fuss.
Our more skeptical age is apt to greet a performance like this with a smirk, as just more fussy Victorian moralism.
Still, the ambiance was wonderful: comfortably bohemian, chicly shabby, unfussily inviting and many other jolly terms designed to defuse my wife's urges toward home improvement. Blessings of the Season
DeVito stars opposite Dreyfuss in the movie.
But Adil Rashid gave Yorkshire a chance with two wickets in an over: Bell caught for 57 on the cover boundary by Jonny Bairstow, who turned round ebulliently to punch the air towards the main terrace, and Jim Troughton, holing out to long-off where Rudolph caught it with no fuss at all. Jacques Rudolph century proves in vain
Ms. Jones says "persnickety" details in recipes, such as asking for a specific size onion, mandating "fussy" ways of cutting vegetables and listing expensive or hard-to-find ingredients, are frustrating home cooks. A Shift to Recipe-less Cooking
To spend a few days among the Olympic footballers was to see plainly that the Argentinians enjoyed the democracy of it more than, say, the Italian squad, some of whom fussed about transport and food.
The 29-year-old has slotted into Anderson's team with a minimum of fuss after eight months out of football with an Achilles injury.
He's fussy, gassy, possibly lactose-intolerant, and suffering from what appears to be day-night confusion.
See-through color and a fuss-free roll-on tube make this one perfect for fast mirror-free applications that leave a high shine.
Old-fashioned fussy and ornate hearths, by contrast, are out.
Unflouncy apart from a touch of frill at the back, this winner sported a demure v-neck, sleek, unfussy hair and understated makeup.
So terribly inconsiderate of her to put us to all this fuss. DEVIL'S BRIDE
This menu is long on working food without fuss. Times, Sunday Times
She made such a fuss when Richard spilt a drop of wine on her blouse!
And he especially knows public relations and how to kick up an almighty fuss. Times, Sunday Times
At this point she clearly dismissed me as a curmudgeonly fussbudget, which I most assuredly am. Laissez-Fairing: Rules vs. Aerodynamics
They were not that fussed about the District Court rule which required you to name the statute, but you had to have all the facts that would ground an action under section 34.
It caused no fuss at the time. Times, Sunday Times
But he was laughing and he carried out the command and Sam relaxed while I fussed him. SNOWJOB
No fuss, no frills, just straight to the point. The Sun
I don't know what all the fuss is about.
Now the rest of the footballing world knows what all the fuss has been about. The Sun
Just as a writer can write without much expenditure, a filmmaker must, first of all, be able to express himself without much fuss about what is saleable and what is not.
She must be very nervous; she fusses about all the time.
That leaves little room for minorities to kick up a fuss. Times, Sunday Times
After all, aren't there innumerable warnings out there about how easy it is to mess up your computer by fussing with the registry?
He had no idea what the fuss was about but fetched her a good clout round the ear just to be sure.
Nevertheless, the visitors, like York, were not playing particularly well - though neither side were aided by some fussy refereeing by Mike Dawber, whose whistle-blowing often added to the disruption.
Hey, check out this Internet thing and see what all the fuss is about with a free introductory offer from Her Majesty's Government.
You decorate a bus with your name writ large, pump up the patriotic platitudes, head out on an "all-American road trip" and, by golly, you just can't understand what all the fuss is about. NPR Topics: News
The daguerreotype is the perfect medium for what I am trying to capture," said Mr. Fuss, standing next to a photograph of a child's toy rabbit, "because it is a mirror and a photograph at the same time, the mirror being the present and the photograph being the past – simultaneous memory, the past and the present at the same time. Cooper-Hewitt's Triennial: 20 Architects, No Eisenmans
I never can see why they make such a fuss and get so frightened because wimmen does a thing or two now they usedn't to. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
She professed to find all the fuss a bit much. Times, Sunday Times
Keep soft toys, rattles, or pacifiers on hand in case your baby gets fussy.
Whether one sorts soiled clothes in a laundry, or reclines on a chaise-longue with thirty-eight small hand-embroidered and belaced pillows and a pink satin covering, or sits in a library and fusses over Adam Smith, no one of the three is in a position to pass judgment on the satisfaction or lack of satisfaction of the other two. Working With the Working Woman
At the same time, it can suppress genes that make certain people overfussy about who they settle down with. The Sun
It's true, lots of heterosexuals constantly make a big fuss about their sexuality in the workplace.
When all the fuss had died down, he just quietly went back home.
Won't he kick up a fuss when he discovers they're missing?
In fact, dramatic combinations that are made without fuss, fanfare or vanity could be the leitmotif of this menu. Times, Sunday Times
But when the songs are less than first class they can sound cloying and too fussy.
Car owners have also become so touchy and fussy about the parking space that any encroachment leads to heated arguments and bouts of fisticuffs.
This is especially important for veggie or fussy diners who are pernickety about kitchen hygiene or the authenticity of their dishes.
What would be wrong in a works canteen or a student refectory may be acceptable or tolerable or not worth making a fuss over in a night club.
In the stuffy room, its walls lined with fussy little ornaments, but no photos of family or friends, I nestled into my brother and promptly fell asleep as only a child can do.
Stop fussing about; the bus will arrive on time.
Lesser fly-on-the-wall programmes would have ladled the pathos on with a shovel but there's an unfussy, understated humanity here. TV highlights 29/06/2011: Killer Tigers | Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe | Finding Amelia | The Apprentice | Afghanistan: The Battle For Helmand | 24 Hours in A&E
Gryce, who could not bear to be fussed, and time proved her douce and not fashious, she became quite a favorite with her rough-grained hostess, who wondered more and more where Emmanuel had picked her up, and whose bairn she really was. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876
It was all a fuss about nothing.
Here comes a docu-drama that sails to its destination with such crisp editing and concise narration that you wonder what was the fuss all about!
The St Lucian policeman saw her through customs without any fuss, then delivered her to another man in a big car outside the airport compound: her employer.

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