puffing

Example Sentences

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He eventually entered to find his boss, Winston Churchill, and Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French, puffing cigars and “sitting side by side with amiable expressions on their faces.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

On Monday, the Navy veteran told reporters that Hegseth’s machismo came off like a child puffing up his chest.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

But, in truth, they were huffing and puffing before that moment of madness made life even more difficult.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

With mighty Yankee Aaron Judge huffing and puffing at the plate, a lone insistent chant emerged from a Dodger fan lurking in the shadows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

One day, as he was sunning this way, with wine in his belly, who should come huffing and puffing and staggering out of the stream but an obese, elderly frog.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig