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

Inevitably, amid the weekly huffing and puffing, you share stories and life updates with a trainer, who oftentimes becomes a friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

It means the seafront ice cream vans are now quiet, with no fumes puffing over the queue of children.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

For air-fried burgers, flatten your patties as much as possible and press an indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

About ten minutes later, Werfel followed, huffing and puffing and dragging his sheets.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin