puffed

Example Sentences

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Think crescent dough wrapped around ribbons of honey ham and Swiss, each ball bathed in a poppy-seed-studded glaze of butter, Dijon, Worcestershire, and a hint of brown sugar, then baked until puffed, golden, and gleaming.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

"We found huge variation: some galaxies are beginning to settle into ordered rotation, but most are still chaotic, with gas puffed up and moving in all directions."

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

As the Yantar pulled into its final stop in Kaliningrad, and the doors unsealed for the final time, he puffed up: "We fear nothing. We are brave."

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Not too long after that, Keaton flew across the country to New York where several things happened in short succession that would have puffed up anyone else’s ego.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Håkon puffed breath in and out, still managing to sound skeptical through his panting.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack