puffed-up
Example Sentences
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A test for Mr. Pelley will be whether he dines out for the rest of his life on the, um, puffed-up version of his firing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
One woman sits grinning idiotically at a huge, puffed-up pillow on her lap.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
"In fact, we look like we're peacefully and freely performing a big, fat show to a puffed-up and hateful power. The message is clear: they have no power over us!"
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
In a way, that makes sense, given Ethan’s puffed-up prose.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
The aboatia has shaky legs and puffed-up fur.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
