puff

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

Anyone with a slightly discerning eye can see this is a puff piece, a two-hour-long greatest hits CD.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

"I took the first puff," he adds with a laugh.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Sometimes you feel like to be powerful you want to puff up and be louder,” McEwen says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

And if you see a puff adder in the road, it’ll roll over and play dead.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck