Example Sentences

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She has launched a new clothing line for her streetwear and what she calls “everyday hanbok,” turning the poufy high-waisted dress, typically worn on formal occasions, into a daily go-to.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2022

While Ms. Gumerove wanted a more form-fitting wedding dress, he wanted to see her in a poufy princess gown.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2019

Swift even mocks the bride’s poufy dress—“a gown shaped like a pastry”—but it’s not all that far from her own aesthetic.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2019

I had to wear a long dress with poufy pointed sleeves that made me look like a rocket about to take off.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015

She shimmied out of her shorts and tank and into her official pageant dress, a blue cocktail number with a poufy skirt.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray