puff out
Example Sentences
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Perhaps he should puff out his chest and stop sharing the microphone with his OKC teammates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
It means he can puff out his chest and say: "I told you so."
From BBC • May 21, 2025
To cool off, the exterior layers of a Hawking star would puff out, forming a red giant—the expected fate of the Sun as it gets older.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2023
There was 2015, when Washington Nationals fans got to puff out their chests over Bryce Harper, who at the age of 23, became the youngest player to unanimously win the award.
From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2023
The sugar cube tucked in his cheek made his voice sound funny and his cheek puff out like a squirrel’s.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
