puff

Example Sentences

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She sucked her lips in and puffed out her cheeks; she was turning red, her hands twisted together, her eyes wide.

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The tweed jacket, the glorious puffs of white hair, an envelope under his arm.

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She has a tough face, and an orange tongue like she ate cheese puffs for breakfast.

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She’s got the covers pulled up so far that all I can see is a puff of her white-blond hair.

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Mamá lets out a wail that I can hear as I am huffing and puffing up the tall staircase to our apartment after returning home from school.

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