Used in a Sentence

fudge

How to use fudge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fudge.

Editorial note

But they hate doing it, and usually try to fudge first.

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

soft creamy candy

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fudge gathered in one view.

noun

soft creamy candy

verb

tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

verb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fudge.

noun

soft creamy candy

verb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Example sentences

1

But they hate doing it, and usually try to fudge first.

2

All AA does is fudge the odds a bit in the other direction.

3

So it wasn't exact comparison and we had to fudge.

4

But IE still isn't losing yet, so let's make up some reasoning and fudge some more until we're happy!

5

Once I apply those fudge factors, I add another 30% slack to the total schedule.

6

That hill climbing algorithm would fudge variables left and right.

7

I've seen many critical situations where leaders fudge to make things seem more stable than they are.

8

Don't make them shitty offers because they aren't on site; there is fudge room depending on their cost of living.

9

Always saving your last good version so that you can go back and start each step over, just in case you really fudge things up.

10

But if you fudge the numbers in a due diligence audit, you're guilty of securities fraud and can go to jail for that.

11

Firefox beats Chrome and I don't like that result, so let's fudge with the data a little bit.""Look, now Chrome is beating Firefox.

12

This project proves that these are just Websites, built improperly, and this is the fudge that tries to repair that for Googlebot.

13

They claim that the findings 'directionally replicated those in the full dataset' but that’s a bit of a fudge.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fudge in a sentence?

But they hate doing it, and usually try to fudge first.

What does fudge mean?

soft creamy candy

What part of speech is fudge?

fudge is commonly used as noun, verb.