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• People were shocked to see the great general in the buff.
  — Ronald G. Shafer, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
• At Sacks’s house in the country one day, Hayes runs down the quarter-mile driveway and back in the buff.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• The sport, now among the Olympics' most beloved events, was born millennia ago, as young men trained for war in the buff.
  — Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
• The brand was also recently touted by Andy Cohen in the buff.
  — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
• But in one particular love scene, the camera captures Jordan in the buff, with the frame just wide enough to show the actor’s butt.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Dec. 2021
• In fact, people have been bathing in the buff on Nantucket’s more remote stretches for years.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022
• The fake photo can trap you into sending money or even a real photo in the buff.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2021
• In the second shot, Bloom stood in the buff on the banks of the shore of the lake with his back to the camera, flashing a thumbs up with his right hand and editing a peach emoji over his bare bum.
  — Janine Puhak, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• Outside, guests can take a long shower in the buff, as there are no walls surrounding the showerhead.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2022
• Fisticuffs in the buff make sexuality besides the point.
  — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
• Social media posts show the woman in the buff, firing from the shoulder of the freeway with a pistol and then walking across traffic.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• The genial heartthrob swallowed his pride acting in the buff, in a scene when McDormand walks in on his character in the bathtub.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
• On the other hand, if the answer is having Cena — an absolute statue of a man — wander the stage in the buff, then lights, camera, action.
  — Travis Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• The actors' scenes in the buff come when Maddie takes Percy skinny-dipping at night, and their clothes are stolen by other beachgoers.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• The actors' scenes in the buff come when Maddie takes Percy skinny-dipping at night, and their clothes are stolen by other beachgoers.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• Well, the 56-year-old actress just casually dropped a photo of herself on Instagram sipping a glass of wine in the buff—and people have thoughts.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
• Two other officers came out of the precinct to investigate the screams and found the two cops, one male and one female, in the buff inside the car parked in the lot at Greene Avenue near Tompkins Avenue.
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2023
• Leder spoke with the outlet in October when the internet was initially buzzing over seeing Aniston and Ham in the buff.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• While there are nudist beach clubs and resorts for those looking to party in the buff, the atmosphere at public nude beaches is usually laid back.
  — Lola Méndez, CNN, 16 June 2021
• Eventually the entire band is photographed together for their RS cover, in the buff.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 6 July 2020
• The Centre Pompidou opted for Jeanloup Sieff’s unforgettable black-and-white photo of the couturier in the buff.
  — Amy Verner, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2022
• That annual edition showcases world athletes in the buff.
  — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2021
• Without having time to even think about dressing, Cleon is forced to dispatch the attackers in the buff and does so quite capably, despite suffering serious wounds in the melee.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
• While the media frequently presents images of younger, unclothed celebs, there's a league of older stars challenging outdated societal norms by flaunting their bodies in the buff.
  — Hanna Flanagan, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• Maddie and Percy forge a bond after a disastrous date that results in both experiencing harrowing bodily harm while in the buff, and something like a friendship blossoms between these two oddballs, who are odd in different ways.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023

Last Updated: 7 Oct 2024