panted

Example Sentences

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"I need to go back to the gym," he panted as the song ended.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

In exam rooms, elementary schoolers panted from fungal pneumonia, terrified by their breathlessness.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2025

It was warm enough that babies slept on their parents’ shoulders and dogs panted in their owners’ shadows.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2022

He barked, panted and drooled until she unlatched the door just a few minutes later.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

They panted as they ran, the promise of something terrible rushing behind them all the way to the edge of the woods.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega