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
She says people used to roll their eyes at her and puff out their cheeks when she was walking down the street - but that the weight loss drugs had now made her "invisible".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 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
He didn’t puff out his chest and get defensive or anything like that.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
