pant
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"They pant after running just 50 metres," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
While throwing, the chimpanzees pant hoot — a loud, long-distance communicative signal — and sometimes repeatedly hit their hands and feet on the tree in a behavior called buttress drumming.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Legal experts have noted that consumers are unlikely to have any legal case against the retailer because the oversized dimensions of the pant legs put them in the category of obvious risk.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Deftly styling a loud pant says you don’t need a remedial lesson in the ridiculous life here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
“I think . . . I just need . . . water,” I pant.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Weight also plays a role, so be careful if you send your 6-year-old down the slide in stretch pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Baseball would be setting their own pants on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"We also stripped down to our pants quite a lot," Brydon told The Times.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The pants, made from stiffer denim, proved to be slightly easier, and the robot finished the task in a little over a minute.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sometimes his daddy wore training pants when he was shaving.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
"I need to go back to the gym," he panted as the song ended.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
It was warm enough that babies slept on their parents’ shoulders and dogs panted in their owners’ shadows.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
After the firing, he got up, yelled at the passenger to get back, and panted into his walkie-talkie.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2022
He barked, panted and drooled until she unlatched the door just a few minutes later.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021
‘I don’t like this at all,’ panted Sam just behind.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Waiting for him at the end of each day’s journey was not a warm bed but another audience, panting for a performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It said heatstroke was a "silent killer" and signs included heavy panting, drooling, vomiting, or uncoordinated movement.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
When the congregation responds with rhythmic panting that slowly builds to shrieks of grief and passion, Ann finally feels at home — the burdens she’s been carrying all her life, cast into the ether.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
Luna, who started weight pulling in 2021, worked without panting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
He looked up at me with that panting, dog-smiling mouth and those shiny black dog eyes: What's happening?
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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