Example Sentences

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So what else is puffing up the piece as opposed to being factual?

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2018

Mo’ne’s first comment is about how her face doesn’t look good because she is puffing out her cheeks with the effort of her throw; her second is about how powerful her sporting talent is.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2016

But ultimately, they are twerpy little creeps whose greatest skill is puffing themselves up to look bigger than they appear.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2012

Churchill is wearing a seagoing cap and a short pea jacket; he is puffing on a long cigar.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Stop a bit," says the hero, looking uncomfortably at Williams, who is puffing away on his second's knee, winded enough, but little the worse in any other way.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert