Example Sentences

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For starters, it validated quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The fifth-year junior had been stuffing the stat sheet all year long, coming into Saturday’s game second in the nation with 3,232 passing yards.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

It appears Dunlap had been "stuffing the channel," persuading retailers through discounts to buy more gas grills than they would normally need.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harry, who had been stuffing fruitcake on the sofa—sweets were his weakness—rose suddenly and came over to the group.

From Virginia by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson

He came out of the kitchen, where he had been stuffing the baby with peanuts, and stood in the doorway of the parlor and winked at the dignified chairman.

From The Promised Land by Antin, Mary

"Jim" had been stuffing himself for the last half hour, until he had grown as stupid as an over-fed anaconda.

From The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West by Riley, H. H.