puffing

Example Sentences

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"Trevithick had already created an engine called the Puffing Devil in 1801, which was basically a steam train on the road that moved under its own power," said Snow.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Puffing out your chest, pointing your finger at me, raising your voice and repeating yourself in an attempt to intimidate me into agreeing with you.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Puffing on his pipe, Mansfield asked Biden if he knew that Helms and his wife had adopted a disabled 9-year-old boy no one else would take.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2017

Puffing among the two or three other horses waiting to perform, he seemed possessed of a different force.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

Puffing out his chest a little, Lac leaned on the nearest barrel.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee