GAFFE in a Sentence

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For GAFFE, below is one of 5 sentences:
With his gaff, the gaffman hooks on to a sheet of blubber, and strives to hold it from slipping, as the ship pitches and lurches about.

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 Meanings and Examples of GAFFE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
gaffe
 n.  socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
Classic Sentence:
1  I get so dog-gone impatient with people that can't stand the gaff.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  The gaff is something like a boat-hook.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 94. A Squeeze of the Hand.
3  With his gaff, the gaffman hooks on to a sheet of blubber, and strives to hold it from slipping, as the ship pitches and lurches about.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 94. A Squeeze of the Hand.
Example Sentence:
1  According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake.
2  He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.