panting

Example Sentences

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Panting after chasing the impala now in its jaws, a leopard drags its prey to a shady spot beside a water hole.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Operations Manager Hannah Panting says they have been told by Defra that the health authority will have to check between 1% and 30% of EU food imports.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023

Panting, increased grooming, a dip in the lake.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2022

Panting heavily after digging the grave, shaking his head in dismay, local locksmith and odd-job man Urii Churachenko bent down and placed two cigarettes in the earth as a token for his friend.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2022

Panting in the safety of her room, Emily cautioned, “Remember, it’s our secret.”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord