in a huff
Example Sentences
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Camille turns in a huff and stalks across the field toward a group of older teenagers.
From Literature
His Ray always seems to be hiding behind a motorcycle visor even when he’s not and when he deigns to speak, the words trail off in a huff of exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times
When Rachel asks the passenger to turn his phone down because it's distracting her, he calls her "the most miserable bus driver I have come across in my entire life" and gets off the bus in a huff.
From BBC
“They stormed off in a huff,” says Dr Beake.
From BBC
“He literally left the room in a huff.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
