Example Sentences

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Puffed and golden, the signature is served with lingonberries and warm and vinegary German potato salad, as lulling a performance as “Edelweiss.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

Puffed whirls of cotton candy hang overhead like sticky chandeliers.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2011

A gaping silken dragon, Puffed by the wind, suffices us for God.

From Time Magazine Archive

Puffed one proud bystander: "He's a ruddy marvel."

From Time Magazine Archive

Puffed up proud like a rooster, I circled the room with my head held high.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan