puffed out
Example Sentences
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"I was very puffed out, but I couldn't feel how tired I was."
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
She smiles broadly, her chest puffed out like a robin in early spring.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
Its towering smokestacks once puffed out clouds of steam.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Their chests were puffed out during the national anthem and their self-belief did not waver, as they rolled Australia for 199 with disciplined bowling and fielding.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023
He seemed to have forgiven Tessie for breaking off' their engagement years ago, but it was always there in the air between them, like the talcum powder that sometimes puffed out of his clerical collar.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
