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For months, speculators and wishful thinkers had been puffing up the possibility, and support from abroad gave the glittering scheme some weight.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I should," spoke the other from the depths of his chair, where he had been puffing in moody silence.

From The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence

Mr. Temple who had been puffing thoughtfully throughout this discussion, his head bowed, now looked up, and shook his head in negation.

From The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Breckenridge, Gerald

The stout young man, whose peculiar behaviour had drawn all this flattering attention from the many-headed and who appeared considerably ruffled by the publicity, had been puffing noisily during the foregoing conversation.

From A Damsel in Distress by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

"Only follow my directions; and there can be no missing your man," he continued, addressing one who sat opposite to him; and who up to that time had been puffing his cigar with great unconcern.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)