puffed out
Example Sentences
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Trump, soaking in the praise from his aides and the guests, crossed his arms and puffed out his chest, people familiar with the event said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
An October 1992 Texaco refinery explosion in Wilmington blew out windows, shook houses like an earthquake and puffed out potentially toxic vapor that went downwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"I was very puffed out, but I couldn't feel how tired I was."
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
On the back row of an old team photo, chest puffed out with pride, stands Sione Tuipulotu.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
I puffed out my chest and said, “I’ll find Sally Gooden, Papa. She’s probably down in the river bottoms. That’s where I usually find her.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
