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

Ms Panting hopes to use these workers but warns she still might need more staff.

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 and out of breath I shouted as I came through the door, “Mama! Mama! the white man is here, the white man is here!”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane