Example Sentences

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They are puffing their chests out thinking, 'this is why we are world champions'.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2021

Theaters and cinemas will let out at 11:30 p.m.�just when most patrons in late-running Spain are puffing down the aisle to their seats.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is always asking colleagues to eavesdrop on sperm whales�not when the whales are puffing and blowing on the surface, but while they are submerged.

From Time Magazine Archive

To keep themselves in peak condition, walkers are puffing through city parks and suburban streets.

From Time Magazine Archive

The mayor’s round red cheeks are puffing in and out.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech