windbag

Example Sentences

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But that was all before the www. – or the World Wide Web – or in some cases, Waves of Windbag Whining.

From US News • Oct. 12, 2016

Councilman Windbag has lost his credibility, even among suckers known for their credulity.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

And it would be even funnier if he interrupted that night nurse and said, “Miss Windbag, you’re rotten, rotten to the core. I just thought I ought to tell you.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

"It costs me three hundred a year, having that picture to look at," said Mr. Windbag, pointing to a picture hanging on a wall in his library.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 by Various

Sir Windbag: But, gentlemen, our salaries are sure; If needs must be, cut down and slyly pare Along the line where least resistance lies, And on our predecessors throw the blame.

From 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts by Spokeshave (AKA Old Fogy)