Example Sentences

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And yet there she was, huffing through the snow as her dogs dragged her through it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

"He had a lot of good flashes but he was huffing and puffing at times."

From Fox News • Jan. 7, 2022

“I was huffing and puffing a little bit by the end of the drive. Would have liked a three and out there, or a four or five and out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2019

Up the road, a man was huffing and puffing and sweating.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2018

Calvin was huffing and puffing and drenched in sweat as he struggled to haul his bulk after Alex.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers